The nation's leading expert on first ladies explores the fascinating life and times of one of the most unconventional and powerful women of the 20th century.
"A pleasing biography of a... presidential wife who insisted on a place at the political table, paving the way for successors such as Eleanor Roosevelt and Hilary Clinton... Nellie Taft was far from the standard-issue first lady. Anthony paints a vivid portrait." - Kirkus Reviews
"Biographer gives credit to lesser-known first lady, Nellie Taft." - Columbus Dispatch
"Nellie Taft, the first biography of feisty Cincinnatian Helen "Nellie" Herron Taft, proves certain that she has fallen into the netherworld of those [first ladies] deserving more credit." - Cincinnati Enquirer
Carl Sferrazza Anthony, the author of nine books, is considered the nation's expert on the subject of presidential wives and families. He has written extensively for publications, including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Vanity Fair, American Heritage, Smithsonian, and Town & Country, and also writes screenplays. He currently lives in Los Angeles.