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Eliza Jumel ( née Bowen; April 2, 1775 – July 16, 1865), also known as Eliza Burr, was a wealthy American socialite. She was married to Aaron Burr and their divorce was finalized on the day of his death.
1. Juni 2001 · Eliza Bowen Jumel (1775–1865) was the first woman in America to form a significant collection of paintings. Lacking female role models, Jumel turned to the Duchesse de Berry and Comtesse Tascher de la Pagerie whom she encountered on her sojourns In France.
- Dianne Sachko Macleod
- 2001
The Life of Eliza Jumel. Eliza Jumel was born Eliza “Betsey” Bowen in a Providence, Rhode Island brothel, to Phebe Kelley Bowen on April 7, 1775. Her mother’s madam was a free Black woman, and Eliza grew up “in the life.”
22. März 2016 · The life of Eliza Jumel is a tale about a woman who came to New York to make good on the American Dream. Margaret Oppenheimer’s splendid book, The Remarkable Rise...
Eliza Jumel was a controversial figure who married former vice-president Aaron Burr in 1833 after a scandalous life as a prostitute and a wealthy widow. Learn about her early years, her marriages, her divorce, and her legacy in New York history.
"Eliza Jumel was one of the great horizontals of American history."
With this book, author Margaret A. Oppenheimer draws from archival documents and court filings, many untouched since the 1800s, to tell the true and full story of Eliza Jumel.
