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Female Spectacle: The Theatrical Roots of Modern Feminism

Book information

Publisher
Harvard University Press
Year
2009
ISBN
9780674037663
DOI
10.4159/9780674037663
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
26 MB (27577610 bytes)
Pages
336\324
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-22 08:23:55

Description

When Sarah Bernhardt made her first American tour in 1880, the term “feminism” had yet to enter our national vocabulary. But over the next half-century, a rising generation of actresses and comics brought a new kind of woman to center stage. Glenn reveals the theater to have been a powerful new source of cultural authority and visibility for women.

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