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New Book Reveals Grover Cleveland's Sexual Assault Scandal

May 24, 2011 15:42

Time to put the ONTD back in this place!!

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kiri_l May 24 2011, 19:47:10 UTC

Thanks. I knew there was something hinky there (if you've ever studied Cleveland). I look forward to reading this. =)

bluetooth16 May 24 2011, 19:49:33 UTC

I'm an early Americanist, but this is still really interesting to me. I want to read this book now.

kiri_l May 24 2011, 20:07:56 UTC

I did a dual semester set of courses that focused on the American presidency. While it isn't my focus I learned a lot. Fascinating.

is was a methods adjunct. might make the above clearer

bluetooth16 May 24 2011, 20:09:48 UTC

That sounds really interesting. My school was too focused on social/cultural history, so classes like that weren't really offered.

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mahasin May 24 2011, 19:48:39 UTC

I was under the impression that one of the Anti-Cleveland slogan was of a "bastard" child with a sign that says "Wa, Wa, I want my Pa".

bluetooth16 May 24 2011, 20:00:38 UTC

Ma, Ma I Want My Pa was pretty famous back then but it's been ~lost to time~.

mahasin May 24 2011, 20:01:29 UTC

I knew it was something like that, it's been a while since I studied Grover Cleveland.

bluetooth16 May 24 2011, 20:08:09 UTC

Same here. That stuck out to me because it was so ONTD-esque.

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browneyedguuurl May 24 2011, 19:59:46 UTC

Wow! What an shit human being. That poor woman and her poor family.

bluetooth16 May 24 2011, 20:02:11 UTC

Unfortuately, so many powerful and not powerful men got away with this back then due to the combination of sexism and ableism (ie throwing "hysterical women" into insane asylums)

browneyedguuurl May 24 2011, 20:05:34 UTC

I know, it is truly awful. My roomie is an ex lobbyist and the stories she has told me... There aren't enough showers in the world.

bluetooth16 May 24 2011, 20:07:20 UTC

I would ask for more details, but I'm pretty sure it will trigger nightmares for months.

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erinpuff May 24 2011, 20:08:45 UTC

D: D: D: How fucking gross.

My research focuses on the first half of the 20th century, which means the people I study sometimes have children still living, and I just know there's fuckery that's being covered up. I'm hoping I don't find anything worse than consensual affairs or similar, or I might smash everything.

klutzy_girl May 24 2011, 20:13:13 UTC

Wow, that is horrifying. (History major here too, but I want to focus on the Civil War.)

And you can't forget Thomas Jefferson had kids with one of his slaves.

mindrtist May 25 2011, 01:05:19 UTC

Yeah, I was wondering about the lack of Jefferson in this post.

bluetooth16 May 25 2011, 01:20:59 UTC

The author should have mentioned him.