Florence of America: A Feminist in the Age of McCarthyism

by Florence Bean James

Book Overview

A woman ahead of her time, Florence James revolutionized American theatre before finding safe haven in Canada from a fascistic strain of American politics that continues to exist to this day.

Born on the Idaho frontier, Florence James was a New York City suffragette. The first to put Jimmy Cagney on stage, she founded both the Negro Repertory Theatre and the Seattle Repertory Playhouse. She worked with Francis Farmer, Paul Robson,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0889776474
• ISBN13: 9780889776470
• Release Date: August 2019
• Publisher: University of Regina Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 6.5"