Betty Boyd Caroli is an American historian and biographer specializing in the lives and roles of American first ladies, and also about certain aspects of immigration.
Caroli was raised in Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and earned a bachelor's degree at Oberlin College. She later earned a master's degree in mass communication at the University of Pennsylvania and a Ph.D. in American civilization from New York University.
She met her husband, oboist Livio Caroli, in Venice, Italy, while she was traveling through Europe. She taught women's studies and immigration at Kingsborough Community College of the City University of New York, before retiring to write full-time. Caroli and her husband live in New York City."First Ladies" (book review), Akron Beacon Journal, Akron, Ohio, 149th year, number 96, July 19, 1987, page D3.
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TitleYearISBNPublisherSubject matterInterviews, presentations, and reviewsCommentsItalian Repatriation from the United States, 1900-19141973 (2008 ed.)Center for Migration Studies The Italian Immigrant Woman in North America1978Multicultural History Society of Ontario co-edited with Robert Harney and Lydio TomasiToday's Immigrants: Their Stories1981Oxford University PressImmigration to the United States co-authored with Thomas KessnerFirst Ladies1987 (1987) (2019)Oxford University PressFirst Ladies of the United StatesInterview with Caroli on First Ladies, March 14, 2021, C-SPANSince 1987 there have been numerous updated editions published, with the most recent being published in 2019.Immigrants Who Returned Home1990Chelsea House Inside the White House1992DoubledayThe White House America's First Ladies1996Doubleday DirectFirst Ladies of the United States The Roosevelt Women: A Portrait in Five Generations1998Basic BooksRoosevelt familyPresentation by Caroli on The Roosevelt Women, September 24, 1998, C-SPANBooknotes interview with Caroli on The Roosevelt Women, May 9, 1999, C-SPANLady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President2015Simon & SchusterLady Bird JohnsonQ&A interview with Caroli on Lady Bird and Lyndon, December 13, 2015, C-SPAN
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