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	Topics Southern belle Topic Home A southern belle (derived from the French belle, 'beautiful') is an archetypeArchetype An archetype is a generic, idealized model of a person, object or concept from which similar instances are derived, copied, ... for a young woman of the AmericanUnited States The United States of America, also known as the United States, the U.S., the U.S.A., and America, is... Old SouthOld South Geographically, Old South is a subregion of the American South, differentiated from the "Deep South" as being the Southern S... 's antebellumAntebellum *Antebellum* is a Latin word meaning "before the war".... upper class. During the period, Kentuckian Sallie Ward of Louisville was the most noted belle in the South, and her portrait, which hangs in the Speed Museum in Louisville, Kentucky, is often called "The Southern Belle." A Southern Belle epitomized southern hospitalitySouthern hospitality Southern hospitality is a phrase used in American English to describe the idea that residents of the Southeastern United Sta... , cultivation of beauty and a flirtatious yet chaste demeanor. The stereotype continues to have a powerful aspirational draw for many people, and books like We're Just Like You, Only Prettier, The Southern Belle Primer, and The Southern Belle Handbook are plentiful. Other current terms in popular culture related to "southern belles" include "Ya Ya Sisters," "GRITS (Girls Raised In The South)," "Sweet Potato Queens," and "Bulldozers disguised as powder-puffs." To detractors, the southern belle stereotype is a symbol of repressed, "corseted" young women nostalgic for a bygone era. Use in Popular Culture Gone with the WindGone with the Wind (film) *Gone with the Wind* is a 1939 film adapted from Margaret Mitchell's 1936 novel of the same name.... is probably the most famous treatment of the southern belle. The character of Blanche DuBoisBlanche DuBois Summary Blanche DuBois is the principal character in Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire.... in the play and film A Streetcar Named DesireA Streetcar Named Desire (film) A Streetcar Named Desire is an Academy Award-winning 1951 film adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play A Streetcar N... , by Tennessee WilliamsTennessee Williams Thomas Lanier Williams III , better known by the pen name Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright and one ... , is a woman who tries desperately to convince others that she is a belle despite contradicting evidence. The character Amanda in Williams' The Glass MenagerieFacts About The Glass Menagerie *The Glass Menagerie* is a play by Tennessee Williams.... considers herself to be a southern belle, yet clearly has long since passed her years of youth. The movie Steel MagnoliasFacts About Steel Magnolias *Steel Magnolias, by Robert Harling, is a 1987 off-Broadway play, made into a successful movie in 1989.... showcases a variety of southern belles from differing social classes. Daisy Buchanan, a character in The Great GatsbyThe Great Gatsby The Great Gatsby* is a novel by the American novelist F.... also epitomises the characteristics of being a southern belle, having been raised in Louisville, KentuckyLouisville, Kentucky Louisville is Kentucky's largest city.... . RogueRogue (comics) Rogue is a Marvel Comics superhero, a member of the X-Men.... of Marvel ComicsMarvel Comics Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Entertainment, Inc.... ' X-MenFacts About X-Men The X-Men are a team of fictional comic book superheroes in the Marvel Comics universe.... is probably the most well-known "southern belle" in comic books. Although a southern belle can be of any background, traditional symbols in film have often been juxtaposed to the enslaved woman or hired maid servant. In modern culture In MTV's show True LifeTrue Life Summary True Life is a documentary series running on MTV from 1998 to the present.... during the 9th season one episode was dedicated to following Southern belles in modern culture. External link MTV had a program on southern belles of todays society