PATRON SPECIAL: Belle daCosta Greene

Our Patron episode for February is a patron request! For Black History Month, we were asked to talk about Belle daCosta Greene, an African American woman who passed as white to become the librarian to JP Morgan!

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If you are looking for more information, we found these resources to be helpful:

• Here is her information page from the Library that she created: https://www.themorgan.org/belle-greeneNPR article about the book on her life: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2021/08/31/1031802246/the-story-of-j-p-morgans-personal-librarian-and-why-she-chose-to-pass-as-whiteThe Fictionalized book about her life is called The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher MurrayHer Obit from The NY Times: https://www.nytimes.com/1950/05/12/archives/belle-d-greene-morgan-librarian-noted-figure-in-field-holder-of.html

You’re Listening To: Rebecca Fachner and Rebecca Grawl Produced & Edited by: Canden Arciniega Intro/Outro Music: Well-Seasoned from Audio Hero