Florence Harriman i jej praca dyplomatyczna w Norwegii, 1937–1940
Florence Harriman and Her Diplomatic Work in Norway, 1937–1940
Author(s): Halina ParafianowiczSubject(s): History, Diplomatic history, Political history, Recent History (1900 till today), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939)
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: Florence Jaffray Harriman; Franklin D. Roosevelt; Eleanor Roosevelt; US Diplomacy; Norway;
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of the present article is to shed light on diplomatic work of Florence Harriman (1870–1964), appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt as the United States’ minister to Norway in 1937. In recognition of her long and distinguished public service, especially in women’s clubs of the Democratic Party, and thanks to efforts of female activists from Eleanor Roosevelt’s circles – she was placed, as the second American woman in the history of diplomacy, at the head of a diplomatic mission in Oslo in 1937–1940.
Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
- Issue Year: 51/2019
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 99-191
- Page Count: 21
- Language: Polish