Colleen Denney

The Suffrage Photography of Lena Connell

Creating a Cult of Great Women Leaders in Britain, 1908-1914

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Produktbeschreibung

Lena Connell was one of a new breed of young professional women who took up photography at the turn of the 20th century. This book examines Connellâ s artistic career within the Edwardian suffrage movement, and discusses her body of portraits within the British suffrage movementâ s propagandistic efforts.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 206
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. September 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9781476681627
• ISBN-10: 1476681627
• Artikelnr.: 63305102

Autorenporträt

Colleen Denney is a professor of art history and gender and women's studies at the University of Wyoming, in Laramie. She has published extensively on the visual culture of women's activism worldwide.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction: Lena Connell, British Suffrage Photographer: Creating a Cult
of Great Women
Chapter 1. Lena Connell's Photographic Studio, Professional Presentation,
and Practice
Chapter 2. The Cult of Great Women: Portraying Representative Leaders and
Organizers
Chapter 3. Theatrical and Literary Representations in the Cult of Great
Women: The Women Writers' Suffrage League, the Actresses'
Franchise League and Other Women Workers for the Cause
Chapter 4. Transgressive and Transformative Acts and Resistance Narratives:
Public Performances Speaking Through Studio Portraits
Epilogue: The Legacy of Lena Connell's Suffrage Portraits Within the Cult
of Great Women
Appendix: Royal Photographic Society Exhibits by Miss Lena Connell
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index