Phoebe Apperson Hearst: A Life of Power and Politics

Sponsored by The Book Club of California A financial manager, businesswoman, and reformer, Phoebe Apperson Hearst was one of the wealthiest and most influential women of the era and a philanthropist, almost without rival, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Most people know her as the mother of William Randolph Hearst, the famed newspaper mogul, […]

Virtual Tour & Q&A: Zoe Anderson Norris, Queen of Bohemia

Sponsored by The Grolier Club Join Curator Eve Kahn for a pre-recorded virtual tour of "Zoe Anderson Norris, Queen of Bohemia," followed by a live Q&A. “To Fight for the Poor with My Pen: Zoe Anderson Norris, Queen of Bohemia,” runs in the 2nd-floor gallery of The Grolier Club through May 13, 2023. Norris (1860-1914) […]