Fans and tabloids alike know Taylor Swift's sweeping Rhode Island mansion for the lavish bashes she's held there. Turns out, the house has a history of such parties thrown by a different woman ...

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).

Rebekah West Harkness. Billboard found out more information about the 20th-century socialite and how she compares to the Grammy award-winning singer. Explore Explore Taylor Swift See latest videos ...

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 ...

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 ...

Oil heiress Rebekah Harkness’s life inspired a stranger-than-fiction track on Taylor Swift’s new album, folklore. Photo: Jack Mitchell/Getty Images Sure, I’ll back up. The song is called ...

One such person is Rebekah Harkness, an eccentric socialite who Swift described as 'a misfit widow getting gleeful revenge on the town that cast her out.' That 'town' is Watch Hill, Rhode Island ...

The artist made the brooch for mischievous divorcée-turned-philanthropist Rebekah Harkness (1915-1982), who is the subject of the 2020 Swift song “The Last Great American Dynasty,” from her ...

"The Last Great American Dynasty" tells the story of Rebekah Harkness, a socialite who used to own Taylor Swift's Rhode Island estate Taylor Swift's fans have a genius idea — and the singer is ...

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).