All About Alberta

The Night a Twelve-Year-Old American Heiress Watched Joan of Arc Burn

From the unpublished diaries of Alberta Sturges, Paris, January 1890

Apr 5 • Julie Montagu

“Oh Margot, Pray for Me”

Alberta Sturges, a 'Dollar Princess' on Love, Marriage, and the Fear of Not Being Worthy

Mar 15 • Julie Montagu

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The Pushy Mama: The Woman Behind the Dollar Princess

From Betty Sturges to Alva Vanderbilt, the ambitious mothers who shaped the Gilded Age marriage market.

Mar 8 • Julie Montagu

A Dollar Princess Exclusive: “Married at 23 — Very Brilliantly”

Alberta, Fortune-Tellers, and a Fire Horse Birthday

Feb 17 • Julie Montagu

All About Alberta: Versailles Through the Eyes of a Future Dollar Princess

In January 1890, gold dazzled, white suited, and a future Countess was already learning the script of society.

Feb 15 • Julie Montagu

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