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Kathleen Dalton
instructor, Phillips Academy
Kathleen Dalton is Cecil F.P. Bancroft Instructor of History at Phillips Academy Andover and an external fellow of Boston University's International History Institute. Author of *Theodore Roosevelt: A Strenuous Life (2002)* and *A Portrait of a School: Coeducation at Andover (1986)*, she has spoken widely about Theodore Roosevelt, including appearances on *C-SPAN's Book TV, the History Channel, the Arts and Entertainment Channel*, and public television; her writing has appeared in numerous newspapers. She is currently working on her next book, *The White Lilies and the Iron Boot*; a story of four friends (including Eleanor and Franklin Roosevelt) and their attempts to shape U.S. foreign relations during a dangerous time.