Betty Boyd Caroli
Betty Boyd Caroli is an American historian and biographer specializing in the lives and roles of American first ladies, and also about certain aspects of immigration.[1]
Betty Boyd Caroli | |
|---|---|
| Born | Betty Boyd |
| Occupation | Historian, biographer |
| Alma mater | Oberlin College Annenberg School of Communications New York University |
| Subject | First ladies of the United States |
| Spouse | Livio Caroli |
| Website | |
| www | |
Caroli was raised in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and earned a bachelor's degree at Oberlin College. She later earned a master's degree in mass communication at the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in American civilization from New York University.
She met her husband, oboist Livio Caroli, in Venice, Italy, while she was traveling through Europe. She taught women's studies and immigration at Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York, before retiring to write full-time. Caroli and her husband live in New York City.[2][3]
Bibliography
| Title | Year | ISBN | Publisher | Subject matter | Interviews, presentations, and reviews | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Repatriation from the United States, 1900-1914 | 1973 | ISBN 9780595484478 (2008 ed.) | Center for Migration Studies | |||
| The Italian Immigrant Woman in North America | 1978 | ISBN 9780969091608 | Multicultural History Society of Ontario | co-edited with Robert Harney and Lydio Tomasi | ||
| Today's Immigrants: Their Stories | 1981 | ISBN 9781423738374 | Oxford University Press | Immigration to the United States | co-authored with Thomas Kessner | |
| First Ladies | 1987 | ISBN 9780195037685 (1987) ISBN 9780190669133 (2019) | Oxford University Press | First Ladies of the United States | Interview with Caroli on First Ladies, March 14, 2021, C-SPAN | Since 1987 there have been numerous updated editions published, with the most recent being published in 2019. |
| Immigrants Who Returned Home | 1990 | ISBN 9780877548645 | Chelsea House | |||
| Inside the White House | 1992 | ISBN 9781558594388 | Doubleday | The White House | ||
| America's First Ladies | 1996 | ISBN 9781568651682 | Doubleday Direct | First Ladies of the United States | ||
| The Roosevelt Women: A Portrait in Five Generations | 1998 | ISBN 9780465071333 | Basic Books | Roosevelt family | Presentation by Caroli on The Roosevelt Women, September 24, 1998, C-SPAN Booknotes interview with Caroli on The Roosevelt Women, May 9, 1999, C-SPAN | |
| Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President | 2015 | ISBN 9781439191224 | Simon & Schuster | Lady Bird Johnson | Q&A interview with Caroli on Lady Bird and Lyndon, December 13, 2015, C-SPAN |
References
- "A Conversation With First Lady Biographer Betty Boyd Caroli". Stay Thirsty Media. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- "Betty Boyd Caroli: The Roosevelt Women". booknotes.org. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
- "First Ladies" (book review), Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, 149th year, number 96, July 19, 1987, page D3. (subscription required)
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