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The Gilded Finch: An Exploration Of Class Conflict, Mattea Harrison
The Gilded Finch: An Exploration Of Class Conflict, Mattea Harrison
Senior Honors Theses
Research is applied to create a play exploring the conflict between two women in the American upper class at the end of the nineteenth century. Both Mrs. Astor and Mrs. Vanderbilt’s family, wealth, and relationships were researched through studying primary and secondary accounts of their lives and times. A study of the women has produced a comprehensive picture of their motivations in their lives’ actions. The relationships between the women and their daughters has also been examined and applied. These two women are interesting characters in history to examine due to their family history and the families that they married …