All About the Gilded Age
Explore the key aspects and historical significance of the Gilded Age, a period of rapid economic growth and social change in the United States.

History Tea Time with Lindsay Holiday
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The gilded age was more than an era of glamor, opulence, mansions and bustles. And more than what is shown on the popular historical drama of the same name. The Gilded age was a time of radical social change and staggering wealth inequality. So what launched the Gilded age? Who were the robber barons at the top of the heap, and who were the millions of workers in the muck below? How did women and black people fit in? How did it all come crashing down? And are we currently living through another gilded age? Let’s find out!
What was the Gilded Age?
How did the Gilded Age Arise?
Who was in the Gilding? Robber Barons
Women in the Gilding Age
Black people in the Gilding Age
Who was in the Muck?
How did the Gilded Age End?
Comparing the Gilded age to Today
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The gilded age was more than an era of glamor, opulence, mansions and bustles. And more than what is shown on the popular historical drama of the same name. The Gilded age was a time of radical social change and staggering wealth inequality. So what launched the Gilded age? Who were the robber barons at the top of the heap, and who were the millions of workers in the muck below? How did women and black people fit in? How did it all come crashing down? And are we currently living through another gilded age? Let’s find out!
What was the Gilded Age?
How did the Gilded Age Arise?
Who was in the Gilding? Robber Barons
Women in the Gilding Age
Black people in the Gilding Age
Who was in the Muck?
How did the Gilded Age End?
Comparing the Gilded age to Today
Please consider supporting me at https://www.patreon.com/LindsayHoliday
Check out the History Tea Time Podcast:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7iW8gOI5wb5TNFAIhBd9Om?si=46aeeacd64214ac0
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/history-tea-time/id1619978406
Google: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy84Yzg1ZWU5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw
Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=10009178156850
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/historyteatimelindsayholiday/
Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@historyteatime
Music: Butterflies in Love by Sir Cubworth
For business inquiries, please contact LindsayHoliday@ellify.com
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