Chicago high society

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Chicago high society was the elite social circle of wealthy, influential families and cultural leaders in Chicago, particularly prominent during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Chicago high society canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf elite social circle ⓘ
social class ⓘ
associatedWith Gilded Age ⓘ
Progressive Era ⓘ
banking elites ⓘ
industrial wealth ⓘ
meatpacking fortunes ⓘ
railroad fortunes ⓘ
real estate magnates ⓘ
characterizedBy cultural patronage ⓘ
philanthropy ⓘ
social prestige ⓘ
wealth ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
declinedDuring mid 20th century ⓘ
emergedFrom post–Great Chicago Fire rebuilding era ⓘ
rapid industrialization of Chicago ⓘ
flourishedDuring early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ
hadSocialNorms arranged social introductions ⓘ
exclusive membership ⓘ
seasonal social calendar ⓘ
strict etiquette ⓘ
influenced Chicago civic life ⓘ
Chicago cultural institutions ⓘ
Chicago philanthropy ⓘ
urban development in Chicago ⓘ
knownFor display of wealth ⓘ
influence on city politics ⓘ
patronage of the arts ⓘ
philanthropic leadership ⓘ
locatedIn Chicago ⓘ
participatedIn art exhibitions ⓘ
charity balls ⓘ
exclusive social clubs ⓘ
opera galas ⓘ
socialActivities country club gatherings ⓘ
formal dinners ⓘ
summer resort travel ⓘ
theater attendance ⓘ
socialFunction elite networking ⓘ
marriage alliances among wealthy families ⓘ
status signaling ⓘ
socialStratification upper class ⓘ
supported Chicago Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
art museums in Chicago ⓘ
civic improvement projects ⓘ
universities in Chicago ⓘ

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Bertha Palmer → memberOf → Chicago high society ⓘ