Please enter your email and password to sign in. In 1944, while helping her mother campaign against their distant cousin Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Paulina met Alexander McCormick Sturm, known as "Sandy," an artist and recent Yale graduate from a prominent family. Failed to remove flower. They married on August 26, 1944, when Paulina was nineteen. You are nearing the transfer limit for memorials managed by Find a Grave. Her father was an American politician. She had one child, The Vault isSlates new history blog. Her estimated earning is $1 million $6 million. 0 cemeteries found in Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA. She briefly attended Vassar College. Paulina lost her father at the age of six; was widowed at 26; and died of a pill overdose at the age of 31 in 1957. Upon Paulina's death, her mother's cousin Eleanor Roosevelt sent condolences and the two women mended their broken relationship. Paulina's marriage to Sturm further strained the mother-daughter relationship. Hathaway died of kidney failure that went undetected thanks to the pregnancy but two days after giving birth . In fact, Alice proposed the name Deborah for her daughter but her husband would not agree, thinking it looked too much like "de Borah", so Alice reluctantly chose Paulina for her daughter's name. What's new. She was born in Washington, D.C.when her mother was 41 years old and her parents had been married for almost 20 years. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. She was buried in 1957, at burial place, District of . Instead, in her adult years, Paulina suffered from depression and alcoholism, and endured institutionalizations and shock therapy treatments following several suicide attempts. Paulina Longworth (Sturm) birth: 14 February 1925, Chicago, Illinois. You need a Find a Grave account to continue. They married on August 26, 1944, when Paulina was nineteen. The bride, Paulina Longworth was the daughter of Alice Roosevelt Longworth. In Paulina's will, her mother Alice Roosevelt Longworth was left custody of Joanna, whom she raised and with whom she was very close. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. . He was 28 years old. Paulina Longworth Sturm is a famous American socialite. She was born in Washington, D.C. when her mother was 41 years old and her parents had been married for almost 20 years. Joanna was raised by her Grandmother Alice. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. Vice President Richard Nixon was a pallbearer at her funeral. Regina police say a manslaughter charge has been laid against a 33-year-old woman in the 2018 death of three-year-old Zoey Hancock. Upon Paulina's death, Alice's cousin, Eleanor Roosevelt sent a letter of condolence to Alice and the two women reconciled. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. National Photo Company Collection, Library of Congress. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. She also volunteered at several Washington, D.C. hospitals. Vice President Richard Nixon was a pallbearer at her funeral. Mrs. Longworth desired for Paulina to complete her college education before marrying, something she herself had missed out on. Family members linked to this person will appear here. He gave you the general impression of being a prewar German baronial type. View Source Suggest Edits Memorial Photos Flowers Memorials Region North America USA District of Columbia All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. The email does not appear to be a valid email address. Thank you for fulfilling this photo request. Paulina Longworth Sturm (February 14, 1925 January 27, 1957) was the only child of Alice Roosevelt Longworth, and the granddaughter of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt. Losing her husband and protector plunged Paulina deeper into depression and dependency on alcohol and sleeping pills, and she also turned to religion, converting to Catholicism. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. On January 27, 1957, Paulina died of an overdose of sleeping pills. Paulina, who was born when Alice was 41, was her only child. In early 1957, Paulina died of an overdose of sleeping pills. An email has been sent to the person who requested the photo informing them that you have fulfilled their request, There is an open photo request for this memorial. Use Escape keyboard button or the Close button to close the carousel. They married on August 26, 1944, when Paulina was nineteen. After 7 years, There had been what appeared to be previous suicide attempts. Learn more about managing a memorial . Religion Wiki is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Sadly, Paulina struggled with depression; she lived through the death of Nicholas Longworth when she was 6, and the untimely passing of her husband when she was 26. Katharine Graham, who was eight years older than Paulina, recalled her "as a rather sad girl, not terribly prepossessing and sort of pale and not done up." Members. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? Try again later. Her White House wedding in 1906 was considered a huge event at the time. "[5], While a student at Yale, Sturm liked to dine at the best hotel in town, while other students would eat at the school dining hall. Paulina left Vassar after only a year. Rock Creek Cemetery Your Scrapbook is currently empty. He was 28 years old. Sturm did not care for the "high-powered establishment types" that had frequented his own wealthy mother's salon. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. There was an error deleting this problem. She was 31 years old when she died. One thing that seemed to concern her was how to cope with the issue of boyfriends and marriage; which "were necessary were she to escape her mother". Alice was competitive with her daughter and would insist on homely clothes for Paulina, as if she were a sibling rival while at the same time desiring for Paulina to become an extroverted socialite like herself. Paulina endured melancholy throughout her life. Resend Activation Email, Please check the I'm not a robot checkbox, If you want to be a Photo Volunteer you must enter a ZIP Code or select your location on the map. Oops, something didn't work. Paulina Longworth Sturm (February 14, 1925 - January 27, 1957) was an American socialite. Later while attending Vassar College, Paulina retreated inward again, and her inhibitions returned. in 1951 Alexander passed away. Nicholas Longworth loved Paulina and doted on her, and it was not easy for her when he died when she was six years old. Verify and try again. Contents Early life Marriage to Alex Sturm Death References [1] Nicholas Longworth died when Paulina was six, and she had a distant, strained relationship with her mother. #1 resisting or obstructing a police officer, withhold support: non support of children or spouse, #1 fail to appear court;criminal trespass, #1 arrest on failure to obey written promise, #1 traffic-drivers license-driving [8], During World War II, Sturm was an officer with the Office of Strategic Services[1] in Washington D.C. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'buzzlearn_com-box-4','ezslot_1',127,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-buzzlearn_com-box-4-0');if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'buzzlearn_com-box-4','ezslot_2',127,'0','1'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-buzzlearn_com-box-4-0_1');.box-4-multi-127{border:none!important;display:block!important;float:none!important;line-height:0;margin-bottom:7px!important;margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-top:7px!important;max-width:100%!important;min-height:250px;padding:0;text-align:center!important}Paulina Longworth Sturms birthday is on 14-Feb-1925 and was born on Saturday. Sorry! You have chosen this person to be their own family member. In 1952, she joined Dorothy Day's Chrystie Street hospitality house on New York's Lower East Side. Slate is published by The Slate Group, a Graham Holdings Company. An artistic sense, a true brilliance, were in his genes. And despite caring about her daughter, the gravity of the depression that Paulina experienced was its own driver. This browser does not support getting your location. 5 November 1869 d. 9 April 1931. All rights reserved. Paulina was born on Valentines Day, the same day that her grandmother, (Theodore Roosevelt's first wife) Alice Hathaway Lee Roosevelt, and her great-grandmother, Martha Bulloch Roosevelt, both died unexpectedly 41 years earlier on February 14, 1884. Home. Joanna Mercedes Alessandra Sturm is the daughter of Alexander McCormick Sturm and his wife Paulina Longworth. She is the great-granddaughter of Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States and the granddaughter of Alice Roosevelt Longworth. "Miss McCormick and Justin Sturm Will Be Wed on June 24,", "Justin Sturm, Sculptor and Author, Dies,", "A Roosevelt who married one politician and bore another's child", "Theodore Roosevelt Kin's Death Is Ruled Accident", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alexander_McCormick_Sturm&oldid=1119597904, This page was last edited on 2 November 2022, at 12:05. In one anecdote of her time at Madeira (late the night before graduation in 1942), Paulina clad in pajamas demonstrated for the other girls in their dorm hallway her grandfather, Theodore Roosevelt's famous charge up San Juan Hill, to the amusement of everyone except the teacher in charge of the floor. Alice Lee Roosevelt (Longworth) b. Newspapers followed the story of Paulinas birth and early days avidly. There had been what appeared to be previous suicide attempts. 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