Calling all Swifties and History Nerds! You won't want to miss this episode about the muse for Last Great American Dynasty by Taylor Swift. Rebekah Harkness was a 1900s socialite and it is a crazy story that includes the entire Harkness family from her ancestors to her four husbands to her children. Trigger warning: there is talk about mental health and suicide in relation to some of their stories.
Resources:
https://anamericanballetstory.com/videos.html
https://www.palmbeachdailynews.com/story/business/2017/07/09/estate-tied-to-standard-oil/9682650007/
https://www.courthousenews.com/nasty-fight-over-standard-oil-heiress-will/
https://www.stlmag.com/culture/music/the-last-great-american-dynasty-rebekah-harkness/
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/14/nyregion/14doctor.html
https://harknessfoundation.org/history/
https://www.nytimes.com/1988/05/22/books/is-there-a-chic-way-to-go.html
https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-688-05081-8
https://www.indianamuseum.org/blog-post/taylor-swifts-muse-has-hoosier-roots/
https://www.indianamuseum.org/historic-sites/culbertson-mansion/
https://www.fermatafoundation.org/history
https://www.factinate.com/people/facts-rebekah-harkness/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebekah_Harkness
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Watch
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