Alice Roosevelt Longworth

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Popularly known as Princess Alice and ‘The Other Washington Monument’, Alice Roosevelt Longworth was the oldest child of President Theodore Roosevelt and his only from first wife, Alice Hathaway Lee. A socialite and writer, she led a controversial life all through. Since young, Alice was a rebellious child. She lived life according to her own terms and never really bothered of what the society thought about her. When Theodore Roosevelt took to the office of the President, she gained instant limelight and became a celebrity and fashion icon. Unlike women of those days, she was a nonconformist and a rule breaker. It was her rebellious nature coupled with defiant attitude unconventional behaviour and acidic comments on her contemporaries that made her a favourite of the press. Politically, she supported the Republican Party only temporarily switching to become a Democrat support during the Kennedy and Johnson regime.

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Birthday February 12, 1884 (Aquarius)
City New York City
Died on February 20, 1980
Spouse/Ex- Nicholas Longworth
Parents Theodore Roosevelt
Alice Hathaway Lee
Children Paulina Longworth
Relatives Archibald Roosevelt, Ethel Roosevelt Derby, Kermit Roosevelt, Quentin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
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