The sisters : Babe Mortimer Paley, Betsey Roosevelt Whitney, Minnie Astor Fosburgh : the life and times of the fabulous Cushing sisters (edition 1992)

by David Grafton

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Details the lives of the three wealthy daughters of Dr. Harvey Cushing of Boston.

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Title:	The sisters : Babe Mortimer Paley, Betsey Roosevelt Whitney, Minnie Astor Fosburgh : the life and times of the fabulous Cushing sisters
Authors:	David Grafton
Info:	New York : Villard Books, 1992.
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The Sisters: Babe Mortimer Paley, Betsy Roosevelt Whitney, Minnie Astor Fosburgh : The Lives and Times of the Fabulous Cushing Sisters by David Grafton

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The Cushing sister of interest to the Women's Memorial is Betsy Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, who served as a member of the first DACOWITS.

MWMLibrary | Jan 14, 2022 |

After reading "The Swans of Fifth Avenue" I simply wanted to know more about the Cushing Sisters: Mary "Minnie" Astor Fosburgh; Betsey Roosevelt Whitney: & Barbara "Babe" Mortimer Paley: which led me to this, "The Sisters".

Their mother, Katherine "Kate" Crowell Cushing was a formidable social climbing force in the lives of her daughters. The most important lesson was to marry well, $$$$ (

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