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Miriam Leslie (née Folline; after first marriage, Peacock; after second marriage, Squier; after third marriage, Leslie; after fourth marriage, Wilde; claimed title, Baroness de Bazus; June 5, 1836 – September 18, 1914) was an American publisher and author.
After Frank's death, Miriam saved the Leslie publishing empire from ruin not once but twice; traveled the world; and wrote books and countless essays on life and love.
Mar 29, 2023 · When Miriam Leslie heard the news, she literally stopped the presses. It had been barely 18 months since she had taken over as head of the Leslie media empire, which included the flagship publication Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, a weekly founded by her husband Frank Leslie in 1855.
Author Betsey Prioleau on her new biography 'Diamonds and Deadlines: A Tale of Greed, Deceit, and a Female Tycoon in ...
Miriam F. Leslie. by John H. Lienhard. Audio. Today, Miriam F. Leslie. The University of Houston's College of Engineering presents this series about the machines that make our civilization run, and the people whose ingenuity created them.
Miriam Leslie (née Folline; after first marriage, Peacock; after second marriage, Squier; after third marriage, Leslie; after fourth marriage, Wilde; claimed title, Baroness de Bazus; June 5, 1836 – September 18, 1914) was an American publisher and author.
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Diamonds and Deadlines: A Tale of Greed, Deceit, and a Female Tycoon in the Gilded Age (Abrams) by Betsy Prioleau is the first major biography of the glamorous and scandalous Miriam Leslie, titan of publishing and an unsung hero of women’s suffrage.
