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Title A name given to the resource Cushmania Subject The topic of the resource Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876 Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882 Gossip--Published Gossip--Private Relationships--Networks Italy--Rome Description An account of the resource <p>A collection of archival material (letters, diaries, articles, auto/biographical accounts) collected from different archives (cf. <a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/sources/archives/">list</a>) that showcase the life of Charlotte Cushman, one of the most successful US American actresses of the nineteenth century.</p> <p>We invite you to either look for specific items via the tag cloud at the bottom of the page or the search function at the top, <a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/items/browse?collection=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">browse all items</a> in this collection, or explore thematic compilations of selected items in our "<a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/exhibits" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Exhibits</a>."</p> <h6 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/c4226e025914fe32ca1542c728bd11cc.JPG"><img title="Item Locations" alt="Item Locations" src="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/c4226e025914fe32ca1542c728bd11cc.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="349.5" height="237.5" /></a>(<a href="http://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/">Palladio</a> visualization, Dec 2021: location of items in collection, size nodes)</h6> <h6 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/44bccce1e23bf9efe34d0078d3cc97f0.JPG"><img title="Item Locations" alt="Item Locations" src="https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/44bccce1e23bf9efe34d0078d3cc97f0.JPG" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="349.5" height="324.5" /></a>(<a href="http://hdlab.stanford.edu/palladio/">Palladio</a> visualization, Dec 2021: letter correspondence for items<br />that have values defined for "location sender" AND "location recipient," size nodes)</h6> <p></p> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Library of Congress New York Public Library Philadelphia Historical Society Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1816-00-00/1920-00 Person An individual. Birth Date 1816-06-30 Death Date 1873-01-20 Sex Female Occupation writer Nationality Indian Secondary Texts: Comments Secondary sources that have explicitly commented on the respective item or raised important concerns/questions that are of interest Sharon Gordon's PhD thesis <em>Representations of Feminist and Lesbian Consciousness and the Use of Subversive Strategies in Selected Poetry of Isabella Jane Blagden (1817-1873) </em>(Edinburgh Napier University, 2016) includes a chapter entitled 'Isabella Blagden: Lesbian Consciousness." In this chapter, Gordon "Blagden's lesbian consciousness is defined in terms of her erotic attraction to women and the notion of a utopian lesbian sisterhood" (11). Here, Gordon gives a detailed account of Blagden's relationship with (and admiration of) Charlotte Cushman, Harriet Hosmer, and Matilda Hays, and how her same-sex attraction has shaped her poetry. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Isabella "Isa" Jane Blagden Type The nature or genre of the resource Reference Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 0428 Description An account of the resource "Isa Blagden is the author of five fairly sentimental yet often outspokenly feminist novels, a small volume of poetry, and a number of essays and short stories—almost all of which were published in London during the 1860s. She lived primarily in Florence, and much of her work deals with Italian settings, characters, and politics. Her writing also frequently addresses the issues of women's occupations and independence, of female artistic genius, of mesmerism and spiritualism, and of moral as opposed to physical beauty." (from: <a href="http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=blagis" target="_blank" rel="noopener">OrlandoProject</a>)<br />Blagden was close to the Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning. Their letters have, for example, been published in <a href="https://www.wedgestonepress.com/store/other-publications/florentine-friends-the-letters-of-elizabeth-barrett-browning-and-robert-browning-to-isa-blagden-18501861/24/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Florentine Friends</em> (edited by Philip Kelley and Sandra Donaldson)</a> and often mention their interactions with Cushman, Stebbins, and Hosmer. Subject The topic of the resource Blagden, Isabella "Isa", 1816?-1873 Journalists/Writers Arts--Literature Italy--Florence women's jobs