| Book Reviews | The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 132.3

You have not been recognized as a subscriber to the Pennsylvania Magazine of History online. About 187 words from this article are provided below; about 372 words remain.

If you are an individual member of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, you may:: • login here if you have already registered for online access.; • Or if you're already logged in register your subscription.
• Set up your online account for the first time.
If you are not a member of the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, you can:: • join here.
• Purchase a research pass to gain two hour access to the entire History Cooperative web site. You will have full access to current issues of the Pennsylvania Magazine of History.
Instititutions can:: • Join the Society or subscribe to the journal and receive print and electronic issues.
• Activate your existing subscription so that we recognize your IP number ranges.

| Book Reviews | The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, 132.3 | The History Cooperative

BOOK REVIEWS

Helen Clay Frick: Bittersweet Heiress. By Martha Frick Symington Sanger. (Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2008. xiv, 391 pp. Illustrations, appendix, notes, bibliography, index. $40.)

It is not often that a member of a privileged family authors a revealing biography of an eminent relative, much less of the wealthiest heiress in America. Martha Frick Symington Sanger's biography of her great aunt, Helen Clay Frick (1888–1984), is a welcome addition to the growing interest in the history of privileged women and of memory and historical preservation. Sanger captures the essence of a life shaped at an early age by devastating family loss and shifting social and political forces. She argues that Frick was "a vividly independent figure in her insistent and successful fight to secure a place for herself, to have her voice heard, in the corporate, professional, museum, and business worlds of money and power" (xiv). Sanger reveals a tale of an art patron, a philanthropist, a natural preservationist, and above all a daughter whose lifelong dedication to her father's legacy set her at odds with Frick trustees, renowned scholars, and institutional administrators.

. . .

There are about 372 more words in this article. Please log in (or, if you are not yet an authorized user, please go to the User Setup page) to gain full access rights. Or if you're already logged in register your subscription.