Well before television and the internet, there were women who sought fame, flirted with infamy, and actively engaged with their fan base. In today's pop culture world, it can be hard to understand what the lives of these women were like. In their pre-suffrage world, women who attracted attention were considered scandalous and it was largely uncommon for women to become celebrities. Women who rose to fame in those times had to put up with societal standards for women on top of the lack of privacy and free speech. This book provides the details and context to let us know the women who captured…mehr
Well before television and the internet, there were women who sought fame, flirted with infamy, and actively engaged with their fan base. In today's pop culture world, it can be hard to understand what the lives of these women were like. In their pre-suffrage world, women who attracted attention were considered scandalous and it was largely uncommon for women to become celebrities. Women who rose to fame in those times had to put up with societal standards for women on top of the lack of privacy and free speech. This book provides the details and context to let us know the women who captured America's heart in the 19th century. Rather than looking at influential women who strictly avoided notoriety, it covers the lives of 18 celebrities like Lydia Maria Child, Sojourner Truth, and Jane Addams.
Angela Firkus is professor of history at Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri. She teaches and publishes on American women's history and on other U.S. history topics. She also writes the blog Women Celebrities Remembered and Forgotten.
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Table of Contents Preface One-Phillis Wheatley and Martha Washington: Symbols of Genius and Amiability Two-Susannah Rowson and Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte: Bad Girls at a Good Time Three-Lydia Maria Child and Frances Wright: Voices of Conscience Four-Fanny Elssler and Jenny Lind: Conquering America Through Art and Humbug Five-Lola Montez, Fanny Fern and Adah Menken: Performing On and Off the Stage Six-Harriet Beecher Stowe and Victoria Woodhull: Obscenity and Censorship Seven-Sojourner Truth and Sarah Winnemucca: Using Humor to Lighten the Mood Eight-Annie Oakley and Women of Action Nine-Jane Addams and Mary Fuller and the Power of Film Conclusion Chapter Notes Index
Table of Contents Preface One-Phillis Wheatley and Martha Washington: Symbols of Genius and Amiability Two-Susannah Rowson and Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte: Bad Girls at a Good Time Three-Lydia Maria Child and Frances Wright: Voices of Conscience Four-Fanny Elssler and Jenny Lind: Conquering America Through Art and Humbug Five-Lola Montez, Fanny Fern and Adah Menken: Performing On and Off the Stage Six-Harriet Beecher Stowe and Victoria Woodhull: Obscenity and Censorship Seven-Sojourner Truth and Sarah Winnemucca: Using Humor to Lighten the Mood Eight-Annie Oakley and Women of Action Nine-Jane Addams and Mary Fuller and the Power of Film Conclusion Chapter Notes Index
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