“An Epoch in Our Social History”: The Diamond Wedding of 1859
One of the things that is so well-loved about stories like Cinderella and similar fairy tales is the rags-to-riches trope. This…is not that. This is riches-to-greater-riches, and then an insulting poem! Here’s what happened. The Bride, The Groom, and The Jewels On October 13, 1859, 18-year-old Frances Amelia Bartlett married 55-year-old Cuban planter Don Esteban […]