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May 16, 2024 · The tradition of the social season lasted nearly 180 years, officially lasting from the reign of George III to the current monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. During this time, young women from wealthy or well-connected families made their formal debut in society by curtseying to the monarch.
Nov 25, 2019 · Today’s social life still follows the rhythm of the debutante season and its focus remains money—fathers didn’t only advance through their daughters, they figured out how to make them beg ...
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May 26, 2024 · The social season for debutantes typically lasted from May to August, with a packed calendar of parties, dances, and special events. The highlight of the season was the presentation of the debutantes to the monarch at Buckingham Palace, a tradition that continued until 1958.
Nov 22, 2019 · As she traces the history of the debutante from Tudor courts to the Plaza Hotel, there's plenty of political strife, social upheaval and polite machinations from the upper classes attempting to...
Dec 17, 2019 · “Young women have always been for sale.” This eye-opening sentence begins chapter one of The Season, Kristen Richardson’s serious, enlightening look at debutantes throughout history. It ranges over hundreds of years to explore the origin of why and how young women were presented at court in England and the ways this evolved into “the ...
Nov 19, 2019 · Kristen Richardson traces the social seasons of debutantes on both sides of the Atlantic, sharing their stories in their own words, through diaries, letters, and interviews conducted at...
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Mar 13, 2020 · The subtitle of The Season describes it as “a social history of the debutante”, but it could as accurately be described as an economic one. At the root of the ritual lies a simple problem of ...
