Jennie, The Mother of Winston Churchill

Jennie Jerome, the dark, decisive beauty from New York who married the brilliant, unruly son of the 7th Duke of Marlborough in 1874, and who subsequently gave birth to one of the greatest leaders the free world has ever known, was a remarkable person in her own right. For the story of Jennie is an important aid in beginning to understand her world famous son. From his mother, Winston Churchill undoubtedly drew the physical and moral courage, the formidable stamina, the bulldag tenacity and the strong sense of both duty and destiny which sustained him all of his life, and which enabled him to inspire his countrymen to undreamed of heights when they stood alone as the saviors of civilization in 1940. Here is the memorable bioghraphy of an outstanding woman.