Actresses and Activists
Mary Trotter, University of Wisconsin-Madison
For the women fighting for nationalism, suffrage and socialism in early twentieth century Ireland, performance was more than an artistic hobby or a commercial enterprise. It was also a laboratory for individual and societal transformation among Irish nationalist women of diverse classes, skills and ideological beliefs. Using specific examples of performers and their practices, this paper considers how activism informed women's politics and art, and how the social and artistic networks forged among these women and their allies influenced twentieth century politics and theatre in Ireland and beyond.
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