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ACH061: In her life, Clare Boothe Luce was a Congresswoman, ambassador, playwright, war correspondent, and advisor to presidents. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us how this remarkable woman went from a dissolute socialite to a woman of deep Catholic faith brought about by a personal tragedy that caused her to re-encounter Christ.

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Links for this episode:

• The “Real” Reason – Crisis Magazine
• The feminist heroine whose brilliant mind brought her into the Church – Catholic Herald
• The Life of Clare Boothe Luce | Vanity Fair
• A Socialite Comes to Bethlehem
• The Life f The Extraordinary Clare Boothe Luce | JFK Library
• Clare Boothe Luce Dies at 84: Playwright, Politician, Envoy – The New York Times

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