Before 'sugar baby' became a modern dating term, there was Alma Spreckels - San Francisco's original. This episode, recorded with guest Katy from San Francisco, tells the remarkable story of Alma de Bretteville Spreckels, a penniless model who married a sugar magnate and became the most powerful woman in California. Philanthropist, socialite, and fierce personality, Alma essentially built San Francisco's cultural institutions through sheer force of will. If you love stories of women who played the game on their own terms and won, Alma's story is pure gold.
