Bringing Down the Colonel

Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "Powerless" Woman Who Took On Washington | Patricia Miller

ā€I'll take my share of the blame. I only ask that he take his.ā€¯

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Sharpeipup

Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "Powerless" Woman Who Took On Washington | Patricia Miller

1. Agua Fresca preferably watermelon or lime
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TheSpineView No melting allowed. Thanks for playing 9mo

Meshell1313 Ooh thanks for the tag! This is a good one! 9mo

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NotCool

Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "Powerless" Woman Who Took On Washington | Patricia Miller

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Whew, that was timely and upsetting. I don‘t know weather to be saddened by how little has changed or heartened by the fact that, even in the 1800s, there was a point at which women had had enough. Either way, it feels like we‘re living in a sequel.

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NotCool

Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "Powerless" Woman Who Took On Washington | Patricia Miller

ā€This pre-revolutionary generation was headstrong; they stayed out late ā€frolickingā€¯ and ā€night walkingā€¯ in large raucous groups that met up to shuck corn or piece a quilt.ā€¯
ā€The Reverend Jonathan Edwards...complained in 1738 that the youth of his parish would ā€very frequently get together in conventions of both sexes, for mirth and jollity, which they called frolicsā€¯ .....He sounds fun.

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mreads

Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "Powerless" Woman Who Took On Washington | Patricia Miller

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In 1893, Madeline Pollard sued William Breckinridge aKentucky Congressman for breach of promise, for an affair started when she was a teenager, and "all its indecorous detail, became shockingly public". Lot of women's history giving an understanding of social norms and customs as well as the laws of the time. Also President Cleveland was a creeper?. #somethingthatturedoutunexpectanly as Pollard won! #nonfiction2019 @Riveted_Reader_Melissa

Riveted_Reader_Melissa I have never heard of this one... I must find it now! Sounds like a great read!!! 5y

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Leftcoastzen

Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "Powerless" Woman Who Took On Washington | Patricia Miller

I‘m absolutely booked up for April, but when I saw this I couldn‘t leave it behind.In the 1880s, married Colonel Breckinridge calls on Madeline Pollard ,a student at Wesleyan Female College & so begins a lengthy affair that Madeline believes might lead to marriage.By 1893 headlines in the U.S. are filled with an unknown woman suing the now congressman Breckinridge for 50 thousand dollars.

Lauraandherbooks How interesting!!! 5y

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Manoshgirl51

Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "Powerless" Woman Who Took On Washington | Patricia Miller

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I really enjoyed this book! Seeing how Madeline Pollard took on the court defied all the odds that were stacked against her. I never knew about this case and my heart kept cheering her on to win. This part of history showed me how lucky I am to be a woman in the modern era. I really owe the revolution women had to Madeline's case.

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Maude

Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "Powerless" Woman Who Took On Washington | Patricia Miller

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This was very well written, I am not usually one to read much about political history but this was not dry at all and very informative on the politics of the time. #goodreadsgiveaway

tpixie Interesting! Made me think of Monica Lewinsky. (edited) 5y

Maude It was interesting and a little sad to see how little some things had changed in all this time. 5y

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