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kobvindex_INTEBC5745138
Format:
1 online resource (232 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781620235645
Note:
Intro -- Introduction -- Women in the arts -- The Works Project Administration -- How this book is organized -- Part I -- Wordsmiths -- Chapter One -- Varina Anne "Winnie" Davis -- Daughter of the Confederacy -- Daughter of the Confederacy -- Historic birth -- Escape from Richmond -- A southerner abroad -- Young Varina returns -- Early writing career -- Winnie falls in love -- New York state of mind -- Death, Legacy, and Recognition -- Chapter Two -- Amelia Bloomer -- More Than a Fashion Namesake -- A Family of Modest Means -- The Lily -- The Evolution of Bloomers -- The end of The Lily -- Death, Legacy, and Recognition -- The Amelia Bloomer Project -- When Susan met Stanton -- Part II -- Visual Artists -- Chapter Three -- Mary Edmonia Lewis -- "Wildfire" -- The Mysterious Mary Edmonia Lewis -- College bound -- Professional Sculptor -- Famous works -- Death, Legacy, and Recognition -- Chapter Four -- Beatrice Romaine Goddard Brooks -- No Pleasant Memories -- Riches to Rags -- Independence -- A Woman of Wealth -- Portrait artist -- Shattered Dreams and a New Love -- Famous Works -- Death and Legacy -- Part III -- Performing Artists -- Chapter Five -- Carmen Amaya -- Queen of the Gypsies -- Queen of the Gypsies -- International Fame -- U.S. Tour -- Death and Legacy -- Chapter Six -- Maria Tallchief -- Prima Ballerina -- Betty Marie -- California dreaming -- Professional ballerina -- Balanchine -- Prima Ballerina -- Endings and New Beginnings -- Chapter Seven -- Anna May Wong -- Hollywood Legend -- Second Daughter -- Death and Legacy -- Chapter Eight -- Hattie McDaniel -- Comedian, Singer, Actress -- Humble Beginnings -- First Taste of Fame -- Chicago -- Hollywood -- Gone With The Wind -- Beulah -- Death and Legacy -- Chapter Nine -- International Sweethearts of Rhythm -- Swing Sisters -- Swing Sisters -- Piney Woods -- International Sweethearts
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The End of an Era -- Legacy -- Chapter Ten -- Lakshmi Shankar -- Dance Was My First Love -- Shattered Dreams and a New Love -- Death and Legacy -- Conclusion -- Author's Note -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Author Bio
Additional Edition:
Print version Turner, Myra Faye Hidden in History: The Untold Stories of Female Artists, Musicians, and Writers Ocala, FL : Atlantic Publishing Group,c2018 ISBN 9781620235638
Language:
English
Keywords:
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