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Would Scarlett O'Hara have been accepted in antebellum Georgian aristocratic society as an Irish Catholic (were she not fictional)? Was this portrayal in any way a reflection of the changes in society from the era the book was set to when it was written (~1936))?

by /u/td4999 in /r/AskHistorians

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