The Scandalous Cushing Sisters: Glamour, Broken Marriages and Betrayal in New York Society

Betsey, Minnie, and Babe Cushing moved through the White House, the Astor fortune, and the world of CBS. Then a trusted friend put one sister’s troubled marriage in print. Raised to master the rules of society, the three sisters did far more than marry famous men. Betsey handled White House guests and later supported medical research. Minnie brought artists and museums together. Babe’s work at Vogue helped shape the style she made famous. Behind their polished lives were difficult marriages and choices their guests rarely saw. This is the story of what the sisters built, what they kept private, and how Truman Capote’s writing tested the trust at the heart of their world. Gilded Ruin tells the true lives of history’s most scandalous, extraordinary women — the legends they built, what the gilding hid, and what it cost them. 0:00 Three Sisters, One Betrayal 1:57 Kate’s Daughters 5:09 Betsey at the White House 9:16 Minnie and the Astor Name 13:06 Babe Before Paley 16:41 Betsey’s Second Life 21:45 Minnie’s House of Art 25:25 The Babe Paley Effect 30:23 What the Perfect Picture Hid 35:52 The Friend at Babe’s Table 40:01 La Côte Basque #WomenInHistory #BabePaley #CushingSisters