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Kristen Richardson, from a family of debutantes, chose not to debut but her curiosity drove her to research this enduring custom.

The story begins in England six hundred years ago when wealthy fathers needed an efficient way to find appropriate husbands for their daughters. Elizabeth I’s presentations at court expanded into London’s season of dances, dinners and courting, extending to the corners of the British empire and beyond. Richardson traces the social seasons of young women, and shares their captivating stories, often through their words from diaries, letters and interviews. While exploring why the debutante tradition persists—and why it has spread to Russia, China and other nations—Richardson has uncovered its extensive cultural influence on the lives of daughters in Britain and the US.

The Season: A Social History of the Debutante

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    Publisher: WW Norton & Co
    Publication Date: 14/02/2020
    ISBN13: 9780393608731, 978-0393608731
    ISBN10: 0393608735

    Number of Pages: 288

    Non Fiction , History

    Description

    Kristen Richardson, from a family of debutantes, chose not to debut but her curiosity drove her to research this enduring custom.

    The story begins in England six hundred years ago when wealthy fathers needed an efficient way to find appropriate husbands for their daughters. Elizabeth I’s presentations at court expanded into London’s season of dances, dinners and courting, extending to the corners of the British empire and beyond. Richardson traces the social seasons of young women, and shares their captivating stories, often through their words from diaries, letters and interviews. While exploring why the debutante tradition persists—and why it has spread to Russia, China and other nations—Richardson has uncovered its extensive cultural influence on the lives of daughters in Britain and the US.

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