Amy and Katja kick off Season 1 of The Gibson Girl Review with a real duesy—Harriet Beecher Stowe’s matrimonial comedy, Pink and White Tyranny (1871). This forgotten gem of a novel is packed with sarcasm and morality, and earns Stowe a prized seat at the hosts’ Dream-Guest dinner table. Plus they explore the early childhood of artist Charles Dana Gibson, creator of the iconic Gibson Girl.
Topics and shout-outs in this episode include: Charles Dana Gibson, the Gibson Girl, the Gilded Age, the Progressive Era, President James A. Garfield, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, abolition, marriage, divorce, sarcasm, serial stories, Louisa May Alcott, Charlotte Brontë, Elizabeth Gaskell, Mark Twain, French culture, women’s education, education reform, and HBO’s The Gilded Age.