Patricia Miller
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Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "Powerless" Woman Who Took on Washington:
"Far exceeded my expectation! The author did an astonishing job in researching/reporting on not just this case but the key elements surrounding it, most notably she did a deep dive into the status of women in the US leading up to this case. Not only w"
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Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "Powerless" Woman Who Took on Washington:
"The amazing history of how Madeline Pollard successfully sued Colonel (William Breckenridge) for Breach of Promise and the ripple effect it had on all aspects of womens equality. The beginning was a bit hard to get through and then I was thoroughly d"
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“The notorious conduct of congressmen and public men in Washington is a national disgrace and the women are now thoroughly awakened on the subject and are determined to demand a better order of things.”
― Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "powerless" Woman Who Took on Washington
― Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "powerless" Woman Who Took on Washington
“Gentlemen of the jury, take this case and dispose of it,” he said as the courtroom burst into laughter.”
― Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "powerless" Woman Who Took on Washington
― Bringing Down the Colonel: A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the "powerless" Woman Who Took on Washington
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