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slash setup welcome to done and done I'm Alicia your hostess on this podcast journey

all things Dominic Dunn where nothing is linear and everything is connected.

In this episode of our holiday trio of American girls, we pick up our investigation with Jenny Jerome,

an out-and-out legend in her day and beyond. We were introduced to Jenny in the last episode, but Jenny's

life and times investigators, what a roller coaster of a tale. One of her best friends, Consuelo

is Naga, as we know, was the first American girl to become a duchess. Jenny Jerome, however, is the first American girl to marry into the English aristocracy,

just slightly before her bestie.

Jenny Jerome marries Lord Randolph Churchill, but that is not even the delight of all that is Jenny Jerome.

Let's investigate. Let's investigate. Jenny Jerome was born in Brooklyn in 1854. She was the second of four daughters, Clarita called Clara,

Jeanette, Jenny, Leonie, and Camille. The youngest sister Camille died at the age of eight. The three surviving Jerome

daughters were known in society as the good, the witty, and the beautiful. The good was Clara, the witty was

Leone, the beautiful was Jenny. Her father, Leonard Jerome, was born on a farm and was one of ten children.

Although from a modest background, Leonard was always driven by money and becomes a Wall Street

speculator. The key to Leonard's success and sometimes losses was that he was not afraid of risk

or unpredictability.

He had several periods in his life when his speculating and business ventures did not work out quite like he wanted.

And the Jerome family's financial situation would ebb and flow along with his success or failure.

However, Leonard has a great deal of drive, energy, and persistence,

which he will pass on to his daughter, which she will pass on to her very famous son, Winston Churchill.

They did not need a guarantee of victory in their pursuits, but they always believed in themselves

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