Representing "Awarishness": Burlesque, Feminist Transgression, and the 19th-Century Pin-Up

Buszek, Maria-Elena. "Representing "Awarishness": Burlesque, Feminist Transgression, and the 19th-Century Pin-Up." TDR (1988-). German Brecht, European Readings, 1999. 141-162.

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Menken, Adah [pages:146,147,151(ill.)-154, 153 (ill.), 154(ill.), 155,]

Buszek provides biographical information about Menken's theatrical career, as well as photographic images. Menken's careers as poet, essayist, and Women's Rights activist are also discussed.

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Adah Menken, an actress "not known for her talent, but rather for her frenetic energy, her charismatic presence, and her willingness to expose herself," was born in a suburb of New Orleans (Richard

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