248 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
248 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
248 Pages
5 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Women’s Amateur Theatre in Rural Britain is the first book-length study of the National Federation of Women’s Institutes’ amateur drama groups, which served as an umbrella organisation for women’s amateur drama.
This work addresses a key historical gap by covering the activities, lives, and labour of women in rural England, Wales, and Scotland. It challenges gender-based assumptions about the... Read more
Introduction: Women’s Amateur Drama and the First World War 1. From Village Drama to a National League: The Creation of WI Drama Groups 2. Women’s Dramatic Education and Training 3. Amateur Productions: Festivals, Pageants, and Competition 4. Amateur Performance, Professional Responsibilities, and Performing Rights 5. The Second World War and a New Age for Women’s Amateur Theatre. Conclusion
Biography
Bonnie White is Associate Professor in modern British history at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Grenfell Campus. She is the author of The Society for the Oversea Settlement of British Women (2019) and The Women’s Land Army in First World War Britain (2014).
