The Only Woman in the Room
A novel about Hedy Lamarr's escape from an arms-dealer husband, her Hollywood career, and the frequency-hopping patent the Navy ignored.
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Summaries of books by Marie Benedict.
A novel about Hedy Lamarr's escape from an arms-dealer husband, her Hollywood career, and the frequency-hopping patent the Navy ignored.
2,067-word summary · 9 min read
Belle da Costa Greene builds J.P. Morgan's library into a world treasure while hiding that she is Black in a white world.
2,155-word summary · 10 min read