‘The Gilded Age’? More Like The Gilded Boss Ladies

The Gilded Age gives us middle-aged women in million-dollar dresses hustling modern New York City into existence — yes, it’s the best thing on TV

Jessicah Lahitou
Fanfare
Published in
9 min readNov 20, 2023

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Image Credit: HBO

Julian Fellowes holds a coveted seat at the small table of television creators who (some) normie Americans could identify by name. If the…

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