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A Woman to Know: Evelyn Nesbit

A Woman to Know: Evelyn Nesbit

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Julia Carpenter
Dec 16, 2016
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The tragedy wasn't that Stanford White died, but that I lived. — Evelyn

(image via Library of Congress)

The 16-year-old "it girl" took early 20th century chorus lines by storm -- and became forever famous for her dalliance with a red velvet swing.

Let's go back: Early 1900s artists and directors fell in love with teenage Evelyn's "Gibson Girl" looks. Sh…

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