Rebekah Harkness, who also went by Betty, was the previous owner of Taylor Swift's Rhode Island home and serves as the inspiration for the third track on her latest album Nicholas Rice is a Senior ...

Taylor Swift and Rebekah Harkness. Getty Images (2) Taylor Swift’s connection to Rebekah Harkness has made headlines ever since her 2020 song “The Last Great American Dynasty.” And in honor ...

After Rebekah Harkness died in 1982, her daughter Terry took her mother’s remains home in a Gristede’s shopping bag, according to a story in the New York Times. Or, at least, a leg, half of ...

The song “the last great american dynasty” on Taylor Swift’s new album “folklore” was inspired by the eccentric life of Standard Oil heiress Rebekah Harkness. Swift purchased Harkness ...

6 Things to Know About Rebekah Harkness, the Muse Behind Taylor Swift’s ‘The Last Great American Dynasty’ Taylor Swift tells the story of "The Last Great American Dynasty" in her Folklore ...

Upon her death in 1982, Rebekah Harkness was called many things in her New York Times obituary. A philanthropist. A patron of dance and medicine. An artist (a descriptor she bestowed upon herself).

Taylor Swift’s home in Watch Hill, Rhode Island, which was previously owned by Rebekah Harkness. Carol Ann Mossa/Shutterstock. As Swift mentions, Harkness was also friendly with Salvador Dalí ...