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20 de sept. de 2021 · After a few years of marriage to Partridge, Carrington met Henrietta Bingham. In a letter, she wrote that Henrietta was 'my style, pink with a round face, dressed in mannish clothes, with a good natural smile'. It is a joy to read Carrington's letters, especially in the way she writes to others about her feelings towards Henrietta.
3 de may. de 2022 · In My Old Kentucky Home, Emily Bingham explores the long, strange journey of what has come to be seen by some as an American anthem, an integral part of our folklore, culture, customs, foundation, a living symbol of a “happy past.”. But “My Old Kentucky Home” was never just a song. It was always a song about slavery with the real ...
28 de may. de 2015 · ‘Irrepressible: The Jazz Age Life of Henrietta Bingham’ by Emily Bingham. Author: Jennie Rathbun May 28, 2015. The life of Henrietta Bingham, as recounted by her great-niece Emily in Irrepressible, is so engrossing that readers will finish the book astonished at not having heard of her before.Some people’s lives are noteworthy mainly due to the celebrated circles they ran in, and it is ...
13 de jul. de 2015 · Henrietta Bingham at Quainton, February 1929. Meanwhile, Aleen Bingham, Henrietta’s stepmother, enjoyed the opportunities to meet big movie stars including Gary Cooper — Hollywood was mad for ...
Henrietta Bingham was a wealthy American journalist, newspaper executive and horse breeder. When she was twelve, she was present when her mother was killed in a road accident which traumatized the whole family. She subsequently developed a very close relationship with her father, who took a long time to recognize her lesbianism although eventually he became reconciled to her sexuality.
Bingham examines Henrietta Bingham’s life from shortly before her birth in 1901 until her death in 1968 and places the remarkable woman’s life into historical context. Henrietta defied many social conventions of her time—having women lovers, enjoying the “flapper” lifestyle before it was trendy, and socializing with African Americans during an era of white supremacy.
Raised like a princess in one of the most powerful families in the American South, Henrietta Bingham was offered the helm of a publishing empire. Instead, she ripped through the Jazz Age like an F. Scott Fitzgerald character: intoxicating and intoxicated, selfish and shameless, seductive and brilliant, endearing and often terribly troubled. In New York,
