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Martha Bouton "Mamah" Borthwick (June 19, 1869 – August 15, 1914) was an American translator who had a romantic relationship with architect Frank Lloyd Wright, which ended when she was murdered. She and Wright were instrumental in bringing the ideas and writings of Swedish feminist Ellen Key to American audiences.
Jun 8, 2017 · The woman in question was Martha “Mamah” Borthwick Cheney, the wife of one of Wright’s clients. Not long after being commissioned by businessman and Oak Park, Illinois, neighbor Edwin Cheney...
Aug 18, 2022 · The mistress of Frank Lloyd Wright, Mamah Borthwick was killed by an ax-wielding servant at Taliesin, Wright's Wisconsin home, on August 15, 1914.
Martha "Mamah" Borthwick (June 19, 1869 - August 15, 1914) is primarily noted for her relationship with Frank Lloyd Wright, which ended when she was murdered. This image is from a...
Mar 16, 2023 · In A Brave and Lovely Woman, author Mark Borthwick examines the life and work of Mamah Borthwick—the woman often referred to in sensational terms as Frank Lloyd Wright’s “mistress”— revealing a serious scholar of language, of feminist thought, and modern modes of living for men and women in early 20 th Century America.
Dec 4, 2020 · Wright was grieving for his lover, Mamah Borthwick. Cheney was mourning two children he had with Borthwick from their onetime marriage. Wright and Cheney had separately been in Chicago when...
Aug 7, 2007 · In 1909, Wright of Oak Park, Ill., married, with children, ran off to Germany with a neighbor — Mamah (pronounced "May-mah") Borthwick Cheney, the wife of a client. Mamah and her husband...
Mar 8, 2023 · Mamah Borthwick is remembered as Frank Lloyd Wright’s “mistress.” But she also held a master's degree and was a pioneering feminist. A new book from UW Press tells her story.
Aug 24, 2007 · Mamah Borthwick Cheney wrote in 1911 that she had “made a choice in harmony with my own soul” after leaving her husband and young children to build a life with Frank Lloyd Wright. But sensational...
Sep 12, 2023 · Mamah Borthwick has been the mystery woman in the life of Frank Lloyd Wright. The paucity of information about her and her tragic death at Taliesin in 1914 have left many questions unanswered. Thus, a new biography of Borthwick by her distant relative, Mark Borthwick, is a welcome addition to the literature.
