100 years ago today in Harlow History, October 1, 1926: As part of a series of back-and-forth communications providing information on future student Harlean Carpenter (AKA Jean Harlow), the headmistress of girl’s boarding school Ferry Hall, Eloise Ruthven Tremain, asks the fifteen-year-old’s doctor whether there was any truth behind her claim that she was forbidden … Continue reading A Century Ago: Harlow at Ferry Hall (Part 2)
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Catch of the Day: The Libeled Lady Marlin
90 years ago today in Harlow History, September 4, 1936: a “Mother” Jean-signed letter is typed and postmarked to Virginia pen pal Nellie, one of a handful of women Harlow and Co. readily and repeatedly corresponded with, which bolstered her image as a grateful and accessible woman. Though in this case, Harlow seemed to have … Continue reading Catch of the Day: The Libeled Lady Marlin
