Betty Boyd Caroli

Betty Boyd Caroli
BornBetty Boyd
OccupationHistorian, biographer
Alma materOberlin College
Annenberg School of Communications
New York University
SubjectFirst ladies of the United States
SpouseLivio Caroli
Website
www.bettyboydcaroli.com

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]

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

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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

  1. ^ "A Conversation With First Lady Biographer Betty Boyd Caroli". Stay Thirsty Media. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Betty Boyd Caroli: The Roosevelt Women". booknotes.org. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  3. ^ "First Ladies" (book review), Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, 149th year, number 96, July 19, 1987, page D3. (subscription required)


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