It’s 1914: Belle da Costa Greene pens a moving letter to Eleanor Elkins Widener, still grieving the loss of her son—Harvard graduate and passionate bibliophile Harry Elkins Widener—who perished on the Titanic. This tragedy would inspire the creation of the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library at Harvard. Today, Anne-Marie is asked to lead a bold new public engagement initiative at Widener Library, echoing Belle’s mission to open doors and break barriers. Joined by Harvard’s University Librarian Martha Whitehead, Anne-Marie reflects on legacy, transformation, and what it means to “boss like Belle” while making history in real time.

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