r/OldSchoolCool Jul 27 '26

1950s Sylvia Plath in happier times, early 1950s

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u/Travelgrrl Jul 28 '26

That was in her college "Blonde Bombshell" era. Later to be replaced by her "Bee Keeping" era, and that's when things went south real fast.

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u/WillowgirlIII Jul 28 '26

Tried to be a tradwife but her hubby was a turd.

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u/PalestPalazzo Jul 28 '26

Or, ..... Truly tried tradwifelife; Ted the Turd turned the knife

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u/WillowgirlIII Jul 28 '26

You're a poet and don't know it!