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Known as the Knockers Up Gal, she has frequently been called the mother of the sexual revolution....

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:25:01 -0500

Known as the Knockers Up Gal, she has frequently been called the mother of the sexual revolution. Her career began in the early 1950s in Phoenix, Arizona. Later she moved her act to Las Vegas, Nevada. Her comedy routines exposed the subject of sex from a female perspective. Her most famous contribution to the sexual revolution was the song “Bounce Your Boobies” in which Warren encouraged women to relieve themselves of their bras

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At a 1909 appearance, the luggage containing Tucker’s makeup kit was stolen shortly before the...

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:21:43 -0500

At a 1909 appearance, the luggage containing Tucker’s makeup kit was stolen shortly before the show, and she hastily went on stage without her customary blackface. Tucker was a bigger hit without her makeup than with it, and, at the advice of Morris, she never wore blackface again.

Tucker played piano and sang burlesque and vaudeville tunes, at first in blackface. She later said...

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:21:09 -0500

Tucker played piano and sang burlesque and vaudeville tunes, at first in blackface. She later said that this was at the insistence of theatre managers, who said she was “too fat and ugly” to be accepted by an audience in any other context. She even sang songs that acknowledged her heft, such as “Nobody Loves a Fat Girl, But Oh How a Fat Girl Can Love”.

She made a name for herself in a style that was known at the time as a “Coon Shouter,” performing African American influenced songs. Not content with performing in the simple minstrel traditions, Tucker hired some of the best African American singers of the time to give her lessons, and hired African American composers to write songs for her act.

Fields was plagued with health problems the last two years of her life. In April 1976, her left leg...

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:20:28 -0500

Fields was plagued with health problems the last two years of her life. In April 1976, her left leg was amputated above the knee when surgery to remove a blood clot failed. This caused her to use an Amigo POV/Scooter for mobility. In June 1977, to the astonishment of her fans, Fields starred in the Home Box Office special seriesStanding Room Only, beginning her show seated in a wheelchair. As the audience welcomed her, she stood up, causing the cheering audience to stand with her. Said Fields: “I’ve waited all my life to say this… I weigh less than Elizabeth Taylor!”

abnegation

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:31:13 -0500

abnegation

Water cure has since come to have two opposing definitions, which can cause confusion. (a)...

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:28:24 -0500

Water cure has since come to have two opposing definitions, which can cause confusion. (a) a course of medical treatment by hydrotherapy (b) a form of torture in which a person is forced to drink large quantities of water

What Katy Did

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:17:25 -0500

What Katy Did

Cantastoria

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:04:48 -0500

Cantastoria

Social Club

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:02:12 -0500

Social Club

The Maiden Tribute Of Modern Babylon

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:59:08 -0500

The Maiden Tribute Of Modern Babylon

Toy Theater

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:57:29 -0500

Toy Theater

Take Your Son, Sir!

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:55:55 -0500

Take Your Son, Sir!

Gaiety Girls

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:54:52 -0500

Gaiety Girls

The Great Exhibition

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:54:27 -0500

The Great Exhibition

Artistic Dress

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Artistic Dress

The Angel In The House

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:51:09 -0500

The Angel In The House

Milk Bar

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:43:35 -0500

Milk Bar

In 1908, the A.B.C. tea shops once again figured in women’s issues of the Edwardian era. It...

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:09:13 -0500

In 1908, the A.B.C. tea shops once again figured in women’s issues of the Edwardian era. It was the custom of the day for women to wear corsets so tight that it gave the wearer waistlines of as little as 17 inches. This was referred to as “tight-lacing.” In an instance that gained certain publicity, a waitress at an A.B.C. tea shop died as a result of tight-lacing. Her death “through tight-lacing … brought the subject of tight-lacing under discussion.”

As a direct result, corsetières dubbed the era “decidedly the days of the woman with medium waist — that all model gowns have medium waists, and that whereas a few seasons ago corsets were made for 17in, 18in, and 19in waists, 23in is now the average measurement for young women.”

Thus, this single death of an A.B.C. tea shop waitress from tight-lacing resulted directly in the “letting out” of the waistlines of women’s gowns and their underlying corsets.

The tearooms were significant since they provided one of the first places where women of the...

Fri, 01 Jan 2010 22:07:56 -0500

The tearooms were significant since they provided one of the first places where women of the Victorian era could take a meal — sans male escort — without risk to their reputations. In at least one instance, one could find a women’s social club housed directly above an A.B.C. tea shop: