Browsing University Honors Capstone Projects by Subject "vaudeville"

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Escaping Newcastle: Norah O'Hagan, Vaudeville, and the Limits of Class and Gender in Edwardian Britain

Lindner, Bernice I., 1948-- (Northern Illinois University, 2015)

This thesis examines the life and career of Norah O’Hagan, who left Newcastle, England in 1926, to join the circus. Norah was a coal miner’s daughter born into impoverished circumstances. Her future was severely limited ...