Stage Rights! - The Actresses Franchise League, Activism and Politics 190858

Informationen zum Autor Naomi Paxton is an independent theatre researcher Klappentext Drawing upon previously unseen archival material, this book brings to life the story of the Actresses' Franchise League from 1908-1958, building a picture of this diverse, exciting and innovative organisation that opens up and extends previous scholarship of the suffrage movement, and of political and feminist networks in twentieth century theatre. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: re-evaluating the AFL1. Exhibition2. Sisterhood3. Visibility4. Militancy5. Hope6. LegacyBibliographyIndex

Product details

• Authors: Naomi Paxton
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781526114808
• ISBN: 978-1-5261-1480-8
• No. of pages: 248
• Series: Women, Theatre and Performance
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics