
🔹 Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd – The woman behind one of America's greatest political love affairs. Her romance with Franklin D. Roosevelt nearly ended his marriage to Eleanor and was kept in the shadows for decades. She was by his side in his final days, but their connection remained a secret even after his death.
🔹 Clara Petacci & Rachele Mussolini – The two women who played vastly different roles in Benito Mussolini’s life. Clara, his devoted mistress, met a violent end beside him, while Rachele, his steadfast wife, fought for survival in the aftermath of fascism’s collapse. Their contrasting fates reveal the brutal cost of being tied to power.
🔹 Jovanka Budisavljević – From a young partisan fighter to Yugoslavia’s First Lady, she stood by Marshal Tito as both a loyal wife and political figure. But after his death, she was cast into obscurity, living under house arrest for decades—her story a chilling reminder of how power can be fleeting.
Through love, ambition, betrayal, and tragedy, these women’s lives were shaped by the men they married—but their stories are their own.
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