My grandmother was a kind of Scarsdale, New York, ...

Who said "My grandmother was a kind of Scarsdale, New York, ... "?

"My grandmother was a kind of Scarsdale, New York, ... " is one of a famous quotes by Sloane Crosley. Complete quote is as follows;
"My grandmother was a kind of Scarsdale, New York, society woman, best known in her day as the author of the 1959 book 'Growing Your Own Way: An Informal Guide for Teen-Agers' - this despite being a person whose parenting style made Joan Crawford's wire hangers look like pool noodles."

What is "My grandmother was a kind of Scarsdale, New York, ... "?

"My grandmother was a kind of Scarsdale, New York, society woman, best known in her day as the author of the 1959 book 'Growing Your Own Way: An Informal Guide for Teen-Agers' - this despite being a person whose parenting style made Joan Crawford's wire hangers look like pool noodles." This is a quote by Sloane Crosley which is about Parenting & Society. He is known to have been associated with numerous other thought provoking quotes on these topics like;

• Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
• Why should society feel responsible only for the education of children, and not for the education of all adults of every age?

What does "My grandmother was a kind of Scarsdale, New York, ... " mean?

This quote is primarily about Society although it also includes other themes like Parenting & Society. It is attributed to Sloane Crosley. Complete quote is as follows;
"My grandmother was a kind of Scarsdale, New York, society woman, best known in her day as the author of the 1959 book 'Growing Your Own Way: An Informal Guide for Teen-Agers' - this despite being a person whose parenting style made Joan Crawford's wire hangers look like pool noodles."