Gilded Age
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Texas churches also spoke out against inequality during the Gilded Age — a late 19th-century period of rapid industrial growth that produced extreme wealth inequality, Locke said.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2026
The disparity is fueling inequality to a degree that may be closer to the Gilded Age of the late 1800s than the inflationary 1970s, says Swonk.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
The legacy of the Vanderbilts hangs heavy over advisers for the wealthy, who often note that their Gilded Age fortune all but disappeared over successive generations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026
During the Gilded Age, many of the Eastern Seaboard’s socialites and financiers—including families linked to J.P.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Not accidentally, these novels coincided with America’s Gilded Age, the era of overnight fortunes and conspicuous spending that followed in the wake of the Civil War.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
