3. Daughter Dearest pt. 1: The Hurricane

Wilder

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Documentary, Books, Arts, History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 574 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2023

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Behind the cozy wholesome sweetness of the Little House books, is a raging mother and daughter relationship that is the stuff of soap operas and tabloid talk shows. Laura Ingalls Wilder and her husband Almanzo had one living child named Rose. That child would go on to be Rose Wilder Lane – one of the most successful, and controversial, freelance writers in the early 20th century. Without her, the Little House books would never have been written. It was also Rose, the world famous writer, scared of being eclipsed by her mothers success, who, overcome with jealousy and resentment, almost derailed the entire Little House series before it even got started. In the first part of this two part episode, we’re going to meet Rose Wilder Lane. Where did she come from? What was her life like? How did she become her mother’s greatest collaborator, and under-miner? Go deeper: Visit Laura and Rose’s homes in Mansfield Caroline Fraser’s Prairie Fires Follow us for behind the scenes content! @WilderPodcast on TikTok@Wilder_Podcast on Instagram See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is an I-Heart podcast.
0:02.5	Guaranteed Human.
0:06.3	Rose had no magic, and she knew it.
0:09.3	Rose was a hack, but a lot of hacks are really successful.
0:13.3	She was a complicated lady.
0:15.7	I find Rose is very divisive.
0:17.2	You either love her or you don't like her at all.
0:19.1	I find her just so despicable. Most of my
0:23.6	personal reaction is to feel sorry for Laura. I'm like, man, this was her companion. She was a bit
0:28.2	bohemian and she just didn't think like everybody else did. She's just a kind of lavishly talented,
0:36.4	but incredibly frustrating personality.
0:40.3	It is amazing, the bad mouthing that goes on 50 years after her death.
0:46.3	I am so disgusted with that because I think Rose was a heroic woman.
0:53.3	Lori Ingalls Wilder and her husband Almanso had one Rose was a heroic woman.
1:00.0	Lori Engels Wilder and her husband Almanzo had one living child named Rose.
1:04.3	If you only know Rose from the Little House in the Prairie Books, you don't know much.
1:10.3	In the first decades of the 20th century, Rose Wilder Lane was one of the most successful and controversial freelance writers in the country.
1:15.1	Rose was such a famous writer in her time. She was so popular.
1:20.0	Rose is the reason Laura, a middle-aged farm wife, picked up a pen and started writing about eggs.
1:31.2	Rose told her to. Well, they'd had a symbiotic relationship related to writing for many, many years. Rose would write her mother and suggest
1:38.6	stories that she should work up for the Missouri Ruralist or some other Kansas or Missouri newspaper.
1:47.2	Rose was also the one who encouraged her mother to do more than write articles about farm life.
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