Capital Dames; The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868

New York: Harper, 2015. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good/Very good. x, [2], 494, [4] pages. Includes Endpaper Maps, Author's Note and Acknowledgments, Illustrations. Cast of Characters, Notes, Bibliography, and Illustration Credits. Some scuffing to rear cover. Inscribed and signed on the title page by the author, Cokie Roberts. The inscription reads "To Carole--Cokie Roberts." The author introduces the resilient and remarkable women who remained in Washington, DC after the declaration of secession, chronicling their experiences during this momentous period, and the transformation of a Southern society town into a center of national power, activism, and change. She fills in blanks and adds substance, detail, and dimension to what until now has seemed an utterly masculine mythology. Mary Martha Corinne Morrison Claiborne "Cokie" Roberts (née Boggs; December 27, 1943 - September 17, 2019) was an American journalist and bestselling author. Her career included decades as a political reporter and analyst for National Public Radio and ABC News, with prominent positions on Morning Edition, The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour, World News Tonight, and This Week. Roberts, along with her husband, Steve, wrote a weekly column syndicated by United Media in newspapers around the United States. She served on the boards of several non-profit organizations such as the Kaiser Family Foundation and was appointed by President George W. Bush to his Council on Service and Civic Participation. Roberts won the Edward R. Murrow Award, the Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for coverage of Congress and a 1991 Emmy Award for her contribution to Who Is Ross Perot? In 2000, she won the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism.