tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post2572654073391064899..comments2024-03-21T00:15:41.466-04:00Comments on Elizabeth Kerri Mahon: American Jennie - Portrait of Jennie Jerome ChurchillElizabeth Kerri Mahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-10493297858469817342016-01-03T22:17:10.292-05:002016-01-03T22:17:10.292-05:00I always found Jennie Jerome fascinating. Her sexu...I always found Jennie Jerome fascinating. Her sexual improprieties were quite the norm for that time and for her her elevated station in life.and who cares how she got there. .... If you look beneath the facade of any life, there are things we could disapprove of. At least she wasn't a cruel thug or fraudster. She claimed a place in history by creating the greatest leader of the world, thus far. That in itself is worth everything. she was there for him when it mattered.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13325504405625680048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-86304851102974160692014-11-02T21:47:45.528-05:002014-11-02T21:47:45.528-05:00I had been told many years ago that my Mother, Jea...I had been told many years ago that my Mother, Jeannine Jerome's (married name Miller) father Charles ? Jerome was a relative of Jennie Jerome/mother of Winston Churchill. Thus far I have not been able to find out any information that there was a Charles Jerome in Jennie's family line. Does anyone else have any other information on Charles Jerome related to Jennie?<br />Brenda Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15132462667766994590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-42838427884675610972011-02-18T16:52:54.814-05:002011-02-18T16:52:54.814-05:00Actually, one would be hard pressed to find a repu...Actually, one would be hard pressed to find a reputable biography of Jennie in which she is not portrayed as loyal and devoted to Randolph. She accepted her position, as the wife of a chronically unfaithful man who brought home a deadly STD, and she not only helped him along in his political career but lovingly nursed him as his disease destroyed his mind and body and eventually killed him. Jennie did everything in her power to keep her husband's career going, and when Randolph reached the point where he could no longer control his own violent outbursts, she took him away on a holiday so that his condition would not become public knowledge. In fact she had to bring him home in a straightjacket. Yet Jennie did continue to care for him and she did bring him home. If that's not loyalty and/or devotion, I don't know what is. <br /><br />And this is probably not worth addressing, but how ridiculous is it that, in the 21st century, some envious, small-minded individuals still view a woman who clearly enjoyed and was empowered by her own sexuality as nothing more than "a cheap cock-sucking whore." What a sad, pathetic human being this person must be, not to mention the underlying envy that obviously influenced his (or her) comments.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12183744621319137043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-77566382456109452010-10-09T14:09:08.776-04:002010-10-09T14:09:08.776-04:00Your comments of Jennie's devotion to her husb...Your comments of Jennie's devotion to her husband Randolph Churchill bafffle me. He has been described in other writings as being a homosexual who had many affairs and being cruel to his wife as well as his son Winston. Your bio seems to sugarcoat the whole Churchill family dynamic.stephen9090https://www.blogger.com/profile/02236188334010181149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-38692293395413069882010-01-09T12:49:16.822-05:002010-01-09T12:49:16.822-05:00Lady Randolph Churchill is one of the subjects of ...Lady Randolph Churchill is one of the subjects of a nonfiction book I am researching. I think I will allow Winston's own words to vouch for his mother's character and her role in shaping him as a man and as a leader. Churchill considered his mother his mentor and closest advisor. He was always confident that his mother would “…know which move to make. My mother was always on hand to help and advise…She soon became my ardent ally, furthering my plans and guarding my interests with all her influence and boundless energy…We worked together on even terms, more like brother and sister than mother and son. At least so it seemed to me. And so it continued to the end.”Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08790039365052431738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-71076511169556905342009-07-24T22:01:28.964-04:002009-07-24T22:01:28.964-04:00"Yes, Jennie was a fascinating woman, whose l..."Yes, Jennie was a fascinating woman, whose life demonstrated that the the rich, famous, and powerful are not constrained by bourgeois middle-class mores. <br /><br />A most interesting and informative blogging site, yours, which I hope to click into regularly"<br /><br />No offense, Christopher, but she wasn't that innovative or interesting. She spread her legs, period. <br />She was just yet another nouveau riche, low-class American gold-digger who wanted to buy respectability. No natural intelligence, dignity or grace.<br /><br />Lying naked and being banged senseless by obese, grunting princes does not an accomplished woman make.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-57350468918632513582009-03-31T12:16:00.000-04:002009-03-31T12:16:00.000-04:00Great blog. There are two houses claiming to be t...Great blog. <BR/>There are two houses claiming to be the birth place of Jennie Jerome. A brick building at 426 Henry Street, has a plaque stating that Jennie was born here and was honored, in 1953, with a visit from Winston Churchill. <BR/>The other building is at 197 Amity, has no plaque but it reputed to be the “real birthplace of Jennie Jerome. Historian Francis Morrone and the New York Times both agree that 197 is the real birthplace.Sherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03092076739812510873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-65254178250857142532008-02-04T21:24:00.000-05:002008-02-04T21:24:00.000-05:00I read it the second it was released, lol. I too s...I read it the second it was released, lol. I too saw the errors, but it was very enjoyable as a supplement to the social history of the times. But I also find Higham to have written the first in-depth biography of Jennie. The Leslie and Martin bios are too superficial for me.Evangeline Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132593133675388609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-11047542847485453622008-01-25T15:23:00.000-05:002008-01-25T15:23:00.000-05:00Hi Georgie Lee, I adore 'To Marry an English Lord....Hi Georgie Lee, I adore 'To Marry an English Lord.' It's one of my comfort reads. As for Jennie, I was amazed readinig Anne Sebba's book how many people didn't know that Winston Churchill's mother was American!<BR/><BR/>La Belle Americaine, thanks for stopping by. I had the opportunity to hear Anne Sebba speak thanks to the Royal Oak foundation last fall. Have you read Charles Higham's biography? I started it but, I found an error on the second page, and never went back to it!Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-79561564876465546482008-01-24T21:30:00.000-05:002008-01-24T21:30:00.000-05:00I adore Jennie Jerome. I've read all of the biogra...I adore Jennie Jerome. I've read all of the biographies about the woman--including the one you sourced, which was released last fall. Something about her is just so fascinating, and her ebullience and independence destroys the popular perception of Victorian womanhood.Evangeline Hollandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00132593133675388609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-67822723847749698772008-01-24T16:54:00.000-05:002008-01-24T16:54:00.000-05:00I read "To Marry an English Lord" years ago. It is...I read "To Marry an English Lord" years ago. It is one of my favorite books. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the great profile of Jennie. My mother and I were just discussing her this weekend. My mother read "Lady Randolph Churchill: The Story of Jennie Jerome" and encouraged me to read it. I will have to put a biography of her on my TBR list.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12019450793013285292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-76885034559798768862008-01-23T19:16:00.000-05:002008-01-23T19:16:00.000-05:00Thanks Christopher. Jennie has always been a favo...Thanks Christopher. Jennie has always been a favorite of mine, not just because she was Churchill's mother. She proved that American women could be just as interesting and fascinating and worthy of attention as their English counterparts.Elizabeth Kerri Mahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07763642809052430107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7468836798747722663.post-52530285124365416662008-01-23T17:18:00.000-05:002008-01-23T17:18:00.000-05:00Yes, Jennie was a fascinating woman, whose life de...Yes, Jennie was a fascinating woman, whose life demonstrated that the the rich, famous, and powerful are not constrained by bourgeois middle-class mores. <BR/><BR/>A most interesting and informative blogging site, yours, which I hope to click into regularly.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02378087326571746733noreply@blogger.com