An audience comment about shorter lifespans prompts a brief biographical aside on Theodore Roosevelt's two marriages. One wife died soon after childbirth, placing his remarriage in the context of early death. Both women are described as highly intelligent and renowned in their time, with meaningful choices about whom they married. The playful conclusion that Roosevelt must have been a catch keeps the focus on the women's agency instead of reducing them to appendages of a famous president.
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Roosevelt's marriages and his wives' agency
A biographical aside links Roosevelt's second marriage to early death while emphasizing the intelligence and independence of both women he married.