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Old 07-27-2009, 05:20 PM
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In 1947 because of her thrifty business management and shrewd negotiating ability, she moved the Chi Omega executive offices into a spectacular estate overlooking the Ohio River on the east side of Cincinnati where she resided with her long-time assistant, Elizabeth Dyer, until she died in 1972 at the age of 90. . . .
Not that it was or is anyone's business in particular, but am I correct in catching the implication that a) they were a long-term loving couple, and b) pretty much everyone in the sorority's "power structure" knew it? Just sounds like another of those (increasingly old-fashioned, but quite likely necessary at the time) don't ask, don't tell relationships.
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Old 07-27-2009, 05:24 PM
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There was an actual term for it - "Boston Marriages".
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Old 07-27-2009, 06:25 PM
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There was an actual term for it - "Boston Marriages".
Yes! Thanks for reminding me of that term.
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