| Betty Boyd Caroli | |
| Birth Name: | Betty Boyd |
| Occupation: | Historian, biographer |
| Alma Mater: | Oberlin College Annenberg School of Communications New York University |
| Subject: | First ladies of the United States |
| Spouse: | Livio Caroli |
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.[1]
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.[2] [3]
| Title | Year | ISBN | Publisher | Subject matter | Interviews, presentations, and reviews | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Italian Repatriation from the United States, 1900-1914 | 1973 | (2008 ed.) | Center for Migration Studies | ||||
| The Italian Immigrant Woman in North America | 1978 | Multicultural History Society of Ontario | co-edited with Robert Harney and Lydio Tomasi | ||||
| Today's Immigrants: Their Stories | 1981 | Oxford University Press | Immigration to the United States | co-authored with Thomas Kessner | |||
| First Ladies | 1987 | (1987) (2019) | Oxford University Press | First Ladies of the United States | Interview with Caroli on First Ladies, March 14, 2021, C-SPAN | Since 1987 there have been numerous updated editions published, with the most recent being published in 2019. | |
| Immigrants Who Returned Home | 1990 | Chelsea House | |||||
| Inside the White House | 1992 | Doubleday | The White House | ||||
| America's First Ladies | 1996 | Doubleday Direct | First Ladies of the United States | ||||
| The Roosevelt Women: A Portrait in Five Generations | 1998 | Basic Books | Roosevelt family | Presentation by Caroli on The Roosevelt Women, September 24, 1998, C-SPAN Booknotes interview with Caroli on The Roosevelt Women, May 9, 1999, C-SPAN | |||
| Lady Bird and Lyndon: The Hidden Story of a Marriage That Made a President | 2015 | Simon & Schuster | Lady Bird Johnson | Q&A interview with Caroli on Lady Bird and Lyndon, December 13, 2015, C-SPAN |