Episode 396
A Scandalous Gilded Age Divorce (Women Behaving Badly)
A Scandalous Gilded Age Divorce (Women Behaving Badly)
July 24, 202431m 25s
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Show Notes
A new book tells the story of a divorce that made headlines in Gilded Age New York, after a high society woman admitted to her husband she was having an affair with his younger brother, and was possibly pregnant with his child. Author Barbara Weisberg joins us to discuss Strong Passions: A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York, as part of our series, "Women Behaving Badly."
Topics
new yorkbooktraditionalmarriagelocal_wnycdivorcewnyc_localhistorymariragestoryoldgilded-age