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Women on Southern Stages, 1800-1865: Performance, Gender and Identity in a Golden Age of American Theater

By Robin O. Warren

Book information

Publisher
Publishers, Inc., McFarland & Company
Year
2016
ISBN
9781476626482
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
10 MB (9963686 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2022-09-27 08:22:28
HIS000000NonfictionPER011000Performing ArtsSOC028000SociologyWomen's Studies

Description

Women played an integral role in the theater of the Antebellum and Civil War South. Yet their contributions have largely been overlooked by history. Southern actresses were important public figures who helped mold gender identity through their theatrical performances. Although cast in parts written by men, they subverted the norms of femininity in their public personas and in their personal lives. Educated and often wealthy but never accepted by the landed elite, women distinguished themselves by carving out an in-between class status, and many proved to be sophisticated entrepreneurs. Southern actresses also helped shape racial perceptions and regional politics as the South entered the Civil War.

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