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Written by The Editors of DuJour. Diamonds and Deadlines: A Tale of Greed, Deceit, and a Female Tycoon in the Gilded Age (Abrams) by Betsy Prioleau is the first major biography of the glamorous and scandalous Miriam Leslie, titan of publishing and an unsung hero of women’s suffrage. Among the fabled tycoons of the Gilded Age—Carnegie ...
14 de nov. de 2017 · Miriam was also an astute businesswoman, writer, and editor, who fought to be taken seriously in the publishing world. When her third husband, Frank Leslie died, she changed her name to Frank Leslie, inherited his publishing business, and quickly turned the in-debt company into a profitable enterprise.
29 de mar. de 2022 · Mrs. Frank Leslie was an American celebrity, the “Empress of Journalism,” when Oscar Wilde and his family entered her life with such fateful consequences. Miriam Leslie had just rescued her late husband’s empire from bankruptcy with her President Garfield assassination coup, and become a power on Publishers’ Row.
Miriam Firenze Squier Leslie (pikenavn: Folline, født 5. juni 1836 i New Orleans i Louisiana, død 18. september 1914) var en amerikansk magasinutgiver og forfatter. Hun var gift med Frank Leslie og arvet til hans forlagsvirksomhet som hun utviklet fra et usikkert foretagende til en lønnsom virksomhet.
5 de abr. de 2022 · Diamonds and Deadlines by Betsy Prioleau tells incredible story of Miriam Leslie. Miriam had been a prostitute in her youth and was subject to various scandals. After two previous marriages she ...
9 de dez. de 2023 · Miriam Florence Squier Leslie (nee Folline, June 5, 1836 September 18, 1914) was an American publisher and author. She was the wife of Frank Leslie and the heir to his publishing business which she developed into a paying concern from a state of precarious indebtedness.
Why have we not heard about Miriam Leslie? She was one of the richest New York women, and a media tycoon. She was also a seductress who broke the era's gende...
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