Historian Natalie Livingstone chronicles the unexplored lives of the women who shaped the famous Rothschild banking dynasty. She speaks to Elinor Evans about how – though often excluded in a patriarchal society – they forged their own paths, from influential hostesses to pioneering scientists.
Natalie Livingstone is the author of The Women of Rothschild: The Untold Story of the World’s Most Famous Dynasty (John Murray, 2021)
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