Contents

Preface and Acknowledgements

xi

Note on Sources

xiii

Family Trees

xv

1.

Cherished daughter (1887–1907)

1

2.

Independence (1907–1912)

25

3.

Loss (1912–1916)

45

4.

False Starts (1916–1924)

63

5.

Finding a Cause (1924–1931)

77

6.

A Single Woman (1931–1936)

101

7.

War Again (1936–1945)

115

8.

Matriarch (1945–1956)

145

9.

Running down (1956–1970)

163

Bibliography

179

List of Illustrations

185

Index

187