Hortense Bellacourt

“	We're strong, we're sober, we're virgins.	”			— Hortense Bellacourt, Season 1, Episode 5: Senate	— Hortense Bellacourt, Season 1, Episode 5: Senate
Hortense Bellacourt	Hortense Bellacourt
 	
Full Name 	Hortense Jefferson Library Bellacourt
Nicknames 	Hore
Hometown 	Newport, Rhode Island (probably)
Affiliation(s) 	Women's Temperance Movement, Newport Association of Gal Spinsters (N.A.G.S.)
Occupation(s) 	Writer, suffragette, activist
Personal Status 	Personal Status
Birth 	Unknown
Age 	Unknown
Race 	White
Gender 	Female
Physical Appearance	Physical Appearance
Hair 	Short and brown
Eye 	Bluish-gray
Skin 	Light
Misc 	Has moles and freckles, wears glasses, is "curvy"
Family 	Family
Parents 	Commodore Bellacourt (father), Dodo Bellacourt (mother)
Siblings 	Lillian Bellacourt (younger sister), Beatrice Bellacourt (younger sister), Frederick Bellacourt (younger brother)
Connections 	Connections
Friends 	Cornetta, Eunice, Abortion Deb
Lovers 	Chauncey Alistair
Enemies 	Lillian Bellacourt, Beatrice Bellacourt
Series Information 	Series Information
First Appearance 	Pilot
Played By 	First played by Artemis Pebdani in Pilot and then by Lauren Ash afterwards.
Hortense Jefferson Library BellacourtAnother Period (2016, May 26). In Wikipedia. Retrieved May 30, 2016, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_Period is the eldest Bellacourt sibling. She is played by Lauren Ash, and was originally played by Artemis Pebdani in the pilot episode. "Hore" is Lillian and Beatrice's progressive, "barren," homely, virgin, unmarried, and old maid eldest sister. Dodo and Commodore are both embarrassed by her unattractiveness and large figure, and "pray her life will be blessedly short." Hortense acts as the satire of the radical feminist, calling for women's suffrage, and is a member of the Women's Temperance League as well as the Newport Association of Gal Spinsters (N.A.G.S.). All three sisters' names demonstrate their personalities in a literal way, with Hore's being in the foundations of American democracy and her innate bookishness. Hortense's lack of admirable or desirable qualities in this time period make her as ugly as her appearance (which includes a large mole and glasses). She often stretches the boundaries of what is considered acceptable for the time period, including having a relationship with a black man, attempting to abort a child, exercising, reading, being politically active, being business savvy, and expressing an interest in a career by becoming a writer. Hortense is jealous of her two younger sisters because of their wealth, power, and position, but is also upset by their vapidity and refusal to understand the importance of votes for women or to appreciate the many famous historical figures that grace their home (like Helen Keller, Mark Twain, and Sigmund Freud). Although Hortense is the most liberal character, she shares the family ruthlessness and exposes the family to ridicule by selling their story to the papers.
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