Kitty Kelley

3 weeks ago | georgetowner.com | Kate Oczypok |Kitty Kelley

An able corrective to the notion that great men are self-made. Canadian author Charlotte Gray spent her pandemic lockdown examining the lives of two American mothers previously disregarded by male historians as mere accessories to their world-conquering sons. The result is a feminist take on the women, who’ve been derided and diminished for decades: Jennie Jerome Churchill, once depicted as a fashion-crazed flibbertigibbet, and Sara Delano Roosevelt, dismissed as a wealthy harridan.

Jan 15, 2025 | georgetowner.com | Kitty Kelley

Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) is probably best known for her bon mots: “Men seldom make passes at girls who wear glasses” and “Brevity is the soul of lingerie.” During a party game called Give Me a Sentence, she drew the word “horticulture” and seconds later quipped, “You can lead a horticulture, but you can’t make her think.” Such sparkling wit from the only woman to sit at the Algonquin Round Table suggests a gleeful romp through Gail Crowther’s new book, “Dorothy Parker in Hollywood.” But...

Dec 11, 2024 | georgetowner.com | Kitty Kelley

Curling up with a hefty book of almost 1,000 pages — dense with footnotes, endnotes, acknowledgments, an index and a bibliography — is like cuddling a St. Bernard: a challenging prospect. Yet Mary Gabriel’s behemoth “Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler: Five Painters and the Movement That Changed Modern Art” rewards in almost every chapter.

Nov 29, 2024 | marieclaire.com | Kayleigh Roberts |Kitty Kelley

You don't earn a nickname like "the people's princess" without ranking high on the relatability scale and Princess Diana wore her relatability on her sleeve. She also regularly wore it on her face and was frequently photographed doing so. On multiple occasions throughout her life in the public eye, Diana was snapped sporting a magnificent expression that's probably best described as Resting "Rather Be Anywhere Else" Face.

Nov 29, 2024 | inkl.com | Kitty Kelley

Prince Charles, Prince Harry, and Princess Diana at a photo call in Sandringham. You don't earn a nickname like "The People's Princess" without ranking high on the relatability scale, and Princess Diana wore her relatability on her sleeve. She also regularly wore it on her face and was frequently photographed doing so.