American women in Gilded Age London : expatriates rediscovered / Jane S. Gabin.

American women in Gilded Age London : expatriates rediscovered / Jane S. Gabin.

An illuminating study of American women--active in politics and the arts--who lived and worked in England in times of adventure and trauma.

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Bibliografiska uppgifter
Länkar:Electronic book from EBSCO
Huvudupphovsman: Gabin, Jane S., 1950-
Materialtyp: E-bok
Språk:English
Publicerad:Gainesville : University Press of Florida, ©2006.
Ämnen:
Americans > England > London > History > 19th century.
Women > England > London > History > 19th century.
London (England) > Social life and customs > 19th century.
London (England) > Intellectual life > 19th century.
Innehållsförteckning:
  • The American woman arrives
  • Jennie Jerome Churchill, extraordinary expatriate
  • The "uncrowned queen of Americans in London"
  • The socialite-authors
  • American women on the British stage
  • Mary Anderson and the Americans of Broadway
  • Sketches of studio life: Elizabeth Robins Pennell and Julie Helen Heyneman
  • Elizabeth Banks, crusading journalist / Suffrage andn suffering: the American woman responds.

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