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Martha Bouton "Mamah" Borthwick (June 19, 1869 – August 15, 1914) was an American translator who had a romantic relationship with architect Frank Lloyd Wright, which ended when she was murdered. She and Wright were instrumental in bringing the ideas and writings of Swedish feminist Ellen Key to American audiences.
8 giu 2017 · The woman in question was Martha “Mamah” Borthwick Cheney, the wife of one of Wright’s clients. Not long after being commissioned by businessman and Oak Park, Illinois, neighbor Edwin Cheney to...
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18 ago 2022 · The mistress of Frank Lloyd Wright, Mamah Borthwick was killed by an ax-wielding servant at Taliesin, Wright's Wisconsin home, on August 15, 1914.
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11 ott 2018 · Il “massacro di Taliesin” che sconvolse la vita di Frank Lloyd Wright. È una notte calda quella del 15 agosto del 1914. Le colline del Wisconsin assumono forme strane al chiarore della Luna. La corsa è affannosa, il cuore è in gola, l’ansia, la paura pervadono tutte le membra.
7 mar 2017 · Wright conosce Mamah Borthwick Cheney sul cantiere di una villa, nel vicino Illinois, che aveva disegnato per il marito, l’ingegnere Edwin Cheney. Mamah è la prima vera grande storia d’amore del passionale Frank, al punto che per lei, Wright, lascia Kitty Tobin, la prima moglie, una classica casalinga devota che gli aveva dato ...
16 mar 2023 · In A Brave and Lovely Woman, author Mark Borthwick examines the life and work of Mamah Borthwick—the woman often referred to in sensational terms as Frank Lloyd Wright’s “mistress”— revealing a serious scholar of language, of feminist thought, and modern modes of living for men and women in early 20 th Century America.
8 mar 2023 · Mamah Borthwick is remembered as Frank Lloyd Wright’s “mistress.” But she also held a master's degree and was a pioneering feminist. A new book from UW Press tells her story.
