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The conclusion returns to actress Josephine Clifton, whose legacy underscores starring women’s negotiation of new entertainment opportunities in U.S. theater, celebrity culture, and gender roles in the early nineteenth century chronicled in this book. Neither their marginalized social status nor their cultural power liberated women stars from the patriarchal expectations governing family and entertainment. Navigating the shifting publics and address of American theater required the appearance of conformity to gendered scripts, as well as sometimes a disavowal of the very real cultural power and, in rare cases, personal autonomy that some achieved. |
