We had many superstitious prejudices to live down, besides the suggested slur of uselessness. — Elizabeth Blair Lee (image via Wikimedia Commons) Elizabeth Blair Lee (of the DC-famous Blairs and notorious confidante to presidential advisers) viewed the Civil War from the steps of her clubhouse in Washington, DC — and thanks to her habit of writing letters back and forth with her husband, we can now track all of her wartime thoughts, observations and more through their copious correspondence.
A Woman to Know: Elizabeth Blair Lee
A Woman to Know: Elizabeth Blair Lee
A Woman to Know: Elizabeth Blair Lee
We had many superstitious prejudices to live down, besides the suggested slur of uselessness. — Elizabeth Blair Lee (image via Wikimedia Commons) Elizabeth Blair Lee (of the DC-famous Blairs and notorious confidante to presidential advisers) viewed the Civil War from the steps of her clubhouse in Washington, DC — and thanks to her habit of writing letters back and forth with her husband, we can now track all of her wartime thoughts, observations and more through their copious correspondence.