Feminist Rehearsals(English, Paperback, Farnsworth May Summer)

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Feminist Rehearsals(English, Paperback, Farnsworth May Summer) is written by Farnsworth May Summer and published by University of Iowa Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1609388798 (ISBN 10) and 9781609388799 (ISBN 13).

As feminism gained prominence in twentieth-century popular culture, dramatic conventions progressed accordingly, offering larger and more diverse roles for women characters. Feminist Rehearsals documents the early stages of feminist theatre in Argentina and Mexico, revealing how various aspects of performance culture-spectator formation, playwriting, professional acting and directing, and dramatic techniques-paralleled political activism and championed the goals of the women's rights movement. Through performance and protest, feminists enacted new identities and pushed for myriad social and legislative reforms during a time when women were denied suffrage and full citizenship status. Together, feminist theatre and demonstrations politicized women spectators' collective presence and promoted women's rights in the public sphere.