Florence Harding: Beyond the ‘Scorn and Criticism’
Biographer Katherine Sibley on Thursday shared insights on the impactful former first lady in a wide-ranging discussion with host Alan Lowe of the podcast American FLOTUS.
Florence Kling Harding, an American first lady mostly cast in the shadows of her husband’s political scandals, knew about her husband’s infidelity, encouraged him to broaden his political horizons by stepping into national politics and laid the groundwork for future first ladies taking up causes and initiatives.
She was also a feminist, historian and biographer Katherine A. S. Sibley tells Alan Lowe, host of the podcast American FLOTUS, in the latest episode that aired on Thursday.
Sibley, author of First Lady Florence Harding: Behind the Tragedy and Controversy, in their discussion describes Florence Harding before meeting her husband and future president of the United States as a resourceful, single, working mother who supported herself.
The podcast discussion follows Florence Harding’s remarkable life from childhood to the White House until her husband’s untimely yet astrologically predicted death. Sibley also explains how the narrative of …
