Reviews for Batman 2005 Calendar

The average rating for Batman 2005 Calendar based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2018-07-14 00:00:00 Ian Cameron So glad I finally dove into this book after years of having it on my to-read list. It isn't a super exciting page turner but Theodate is a fascinating woman to learn more about. I would have liked to have heard her reaction to Mary Hillard's death by suicide, but Mary's passing isn't noted here. A great read for a Westover gal and it even had me wanting to go read Avon Old Farms' history book (as I learned that, like Trinity-Pawling, AOF happened to close during, but not as a result of, WWII, and then the Army came in and used the campus as a convalescent center!) Lots of interesting anecdotes. What finally convinced me to sit down with this book was reading Dead Wake, Erik Larson's book on the sinking of the Lusitania, which prominently featured Theo as she documented the experience well in letters that have survived.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-07-19 00:00:00 Shirlene Patton Amazing woman! Despite her struggle with depression this woman persevered and became America's first female (self-taught) architect. Theo was a survivor of the R.M.S. Lusitania when it was torpedoed by a German submarine. Married John Wallace Riddle, they traveled widely and socialized with many big names such as Henry James, Dr. Carl Jung, Mary Cassatt, Edith Wharton, Charles Lindberg, Chick Austin and many more. Theo's big heart and compassion compelled her to become a foster parent to 2 yr. old orphan, Gordon Brockway (who died in 1916) and later, to orphaned boys, Donald Carson and Paul Martin. Growing up in Farmington I am familiar with Hill-Stead Museum, & Miss Porter's School. Now I know her story. Great read! Her accomplishments: Hill-Stead, Farmington, CT (1901); West-Over School, Middlebury, CT (1906-09); Highfield for Joseph and Elizabeth Chamberlain, Middlebury, CT (1911-14); Builds 3 houses for Hill-Stead workers at 179, 181 and 185 Garden Street, Farmington (1914-15); Dormer House for Mrs. Charles Gates, Locust Valley, Long Island, New York (1913); Constructs Hop Brook School, Naugatuck, CT (1914-15); Licensed as an architect in New York State (1916); Accepted into the American Institute of Architects (1918); Reconstructs Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace, New York City (1920-22); Begins construction of Avon Old Farms School, Avon, CT (1921); Avon Old Farms School opens (1927); Licensed as Connecticut’s sixth woman architect (1933)