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Author: Kim Marie Vaz Publisher: LSU Press ISBN: 080715072X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 230
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One of the first women's organizations to mask and perform during Mardi Gras, the Million Dollar Baby Dolls redefined the New Orleans carnival tradition. Tracing their origins from Storyville-era brothels and dance halls to their re-emergence in post-Katrina New Orleans, author Kim Marie Vaz uncovers the fascinating history of the "raddy-walking, shake-dancing, cigar-smoking, money-flinging" ladies who strutted their way into a predominantly male establishment. The Baby Dolls formed around 1912 as an organization of African American women who used their profits from working in New Orleans's red-light district to compete with other Black prostitutes on Mardi Gras. Part of this event involved the tradition of masking, in which carnival groups create a collective identity through costuming. Their baby doll costumes -- short satin dresses, stockings with garters, and bonnets -- set against a bold and provocative public behavior not only exploited stereotypes but also empowered and made visible an otherwise marginalized female demographic. Over time, different neighborhoods adopted the Baby Doll tradition, stirring the creative imagination of Black women and men across New Orleans, from the downtown Trem area to the uptown community of Mahalia Jackson. Vaz follows the Baby Doll phenomenon through one hundred years with photos, articles, and interviews and concludes with the birth of contemporary groups, emphasizing these organizations' crucial contribution to Louisiana's cultural history.
Author: Kim Marie Vaz Publisher: LSU Press ISBN: 080715072X Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 230
Book Description
One of the first women's organizations to mask and perform during Mardi Gras, the Million Dollar Baby Dolls redefined the New Orleans carnival tradition. Tracing their origins from Storyville-era brothels and dance halls to their re-emergence in post-Katrina New Orleans, author Kim Marie Vaz uncovers the fascinating history of the "raddy-walking, shake-dancing, cigar-smoking, money-flinging" ladies who strutted their way into a predominantly male establishment. The Baby Dolls formed around 1912 as an organization of African American women who used their profits from working in New Orleans's red-light district to compete with other Black prostitutes on Mardi Gras. Part of this event involved the tradition of masking, in which carnival groups create a collective identity through costuming. Their baby doll costumes -- short satin dresses, stockings with garters, and bonnets -- set against a bold and provocative public behavior not only exploited stereotypes but also empowered and made visible an otherwise marginalized female demographic. Over time, different neighborhoods adopted the Baby Doll tradition, stirring the creative imagination of Black women and men across New Orleans, from the downtown Trem area to the uptown community of Mahalia Jackson. Vaz follows the Baby Doll phenomenon through one hundred years with photos, articles, and interviews and concludes with the birth of contemporary groups, emphasizing these organizations' crucial contribution to Louisiana's cultural history.
Author: Hollie Overton Publisher: Redhook ISBN: 0316268704 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 279
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"What a compulsive read! A brilliant first novel that kept me transfixed and entertained until the very last page." -- Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author You've been held captive in one room. You've been mentally and physically abused every day since you were sixteen years old. Then one night you realize your captor has left the door to your cell unlocked. For the first time in eight years you're free. This is what happens next. . . Escape was just the beginning.
Author: Rebecca Anne Bailey Publisher: ISBN: 9781889609416 Category : Child development Languages : en Pages : 160
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This revolutionary curriculum helps children develop healthy templates for relationships, sense of self and self-regulation for the rest of their lives.
Author: Pleasant T. Rowland Publisher: Amer Girl Pub ISBN: 9780937295656 Category : African Americans Languages : en Pages : 14
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Rhyming text and illustrations that include a bottle that empties, a zipper that zips, and a toy that squeaks show what is involved in taking care of a baby.
Author: Frances Hughes Publisher: Annie's ISBN: 9781592173587 Category : Doll clothes Languages : en Pages : 0
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With designs that range from snow gear to formal wear, the doll clothes patterns in this book are simple and quick to knit. All six designs use fine-weight yarn and can be adjusted to fit 8-inch or 10-inch baby dolls. Ideal for beginners, the outfits in this collection include Beach Blanket set, Dress set, Boy and Girl Snow Baby set, Sugar Baby set, and Christening set.
Author: Margot Mifflin Publisher: powerHouse Books ISBN: 1576876926 Category : Art Languages : en Pages : 164
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"In this provocative work full of intriguing female characters from tattoo history, Margot Mifflin makes a persuasive case for the tattooed woman as an emblem of female self-expression." —Susan Faludi Bodies of Subversion is the first history of women’s tattoo art, providing a fascinating excursion to a subculture that dates back into the nineteenth-century and includes many never-before-seen photos of tattooed women from the last century. Author Margot Mifflin notes that women’s interest in tattoos surged in the suffragist 20s and the feminist 70s. She chronicles: * Breast cancer survivors of the 90s who tattoo their mastectomy scars as an alternative to reconstructive surgery or prosthetics. * The parallel rise of tattooing and cosmetic surgery during the 80s when women tattooists became soul doctors to a nation afflicted with body anxieties. * Maud Wagner, the first known woman tattooist, who in 1904 traded a date with her tattooist husband-to-be for an apprenticeship. * Victorian society women who wore tattoos as custom couture, including Winston Churchill’s mother, who wore a serpent on her wrist. * Nineteeth-century sideshow attractions who created fantastic abduction tales in which they claimed to have been forcibly tattooed. “In Bodies of Subversion, Margot Mifflin insightfully chronicles the saga of skin as signage. Through compelling anecdotes and cleverly astute analysis, she shows and tells us new histories about women, tattoos, public pictures, and private parts. It’s an indelible account of an indelible piece of cultural history.” —Barbara Kruger, artist
Author: Michele Karl Publisher: Portfolio Press (NY) ISBN: 9780942620719 Category : Dolls Languages : en Pages : 0
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The book features the latest secondary-market prices for over 500 dolls and includes 400+ colour photographs. The author provides background information on all of the important companies of the baby-boomer era, from well-known films like Mattel, Ideal and Madame Alexander to smaller, lesser-known producers. The cast of characters includes legendary dolls such as Barbie, Ginny, Tammy and Miss Revlon as well as film and television-based favourites like Shirley Temple, Patty Duke, The Flying Nun and Pebbles and Bam-Bam.
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