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Julia Tyler, a Very Controversial Woman in 1800s

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21. Julia Received The Name “The Rose Of Long Island”

Julia Gardiner Tyler. Wikimedia.

When you read the title “The Rose of Long Island,” you won’t think of this as scandalous. A rose is a beautiful flower that most women love. However, during Julia’s lifetime, having a secret admirer call you this in the newspaper is anything but superb – it’s unacceptable.

The secret admirer, no one knows who published his ode to Julia. While the secret admirer did not receive any scandal, Julia received many dirty looks and had to deal with the gossip. A man calling out a woman in the newspaper is similar to posing nude on the internet today. 

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