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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Meredith Clark

The shocking sexism of The Gilded Age

ALISON COHEN ROSA

The Gilded Age has officially returned to HBO with its second season, and the women of the period drama are once again calling all the shots.

The glossy series, set in the late 19th century, follows the lives of two upper-class families living on Fifth Avenue and their navigation of New York society. Much like the first season, the season two premiere of The Gilded Age - which debuted on 29 October - is filled with shots of lavish hats, disputes over opera houses, and questions of whether Mrs Russell will have anyone in attendance at her dinner party this time.

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