"Women in the American Theatre" by Faye E. Dudden

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Women in the American Theatre Actresses and Audiences, 1790-1870 Faye E. Dudden

Format:
Paperback
Publication date:
01 Mar 1997
ISBN:
9780300070583
Dimensions:
272 pages: 229 x 152 x 15mm
Illustrations:
black & white illustrations

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This lively, engaging book explores how women were depicted in the antebellum American theatre during the period when the entertainment industry was taking shape and the first women's rights movement emerged. Through a series of vivid biographical sketches of female performers and managers, Faye Dudden provides new insights into the way that women became products in the entertainment marketplace even as they sought increasing freedom in their everyday world.

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