From 1862 to 1874, Daniel Stein
owned and operated a branch of Stein Brothers Clothiers
in Pittsburgh with his youngest brother, Solomon.
Hobhouse, Janet. Everybody Who was Anybody: A Biography of Gertrude Stein. Doubleday, 1975.
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The business was dissolved after years of discord between the brothers. Daniel...
Family and Intimate relationships
Gertrude Stein
GS
and her older sister Bertha
, who, as children, had shared a room, were later indifferent to one another. When their mother
died in 1888, household duties suddenly became Bertha's responsibility. Gertrude's observation of...
Wealth and Poverty
Gertrude Stein
GS
's father left extensive debts at his death. GS's eldest brother, Michael Stein
, sold Daniel
's railroad franchise and invested this money in real estate, accumulating enough money to keep them for the...