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March 2013 Powerpoint Show
Barbara Foster, co-author of A Dangerous Woman has taken her powerpoint presentation on the road and spoke to large enthusiastic audiences at the New York Victorian Society and Fort Lauderdale Women’s Executive Club. They loved Menken’s bold, romantic life story….
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San Francisco Gate, by Leah Garchik, December 24, 2012 : After seeing the San Francisco Symphony‘s “Barbary Coast and Beyond,” I got interested in Adah Isaacs Menken, a notorious bad girl who performed all over the country and in Europe;…
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The Advocate August 13, 2012 21 LGBT Biographies or Memoirs You Should Read Now. . . From German counts to Utah cave-dwellers, there’s something for every reader on this list. “Like her friend George Sand, Menken “adopted what were considered…
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TWIT finds a friend in ADAH MENKEN: In New York of 1860, 150 years ago, when aspiring actress Adah Isaacs Menken met the already notorious poet Walt Whitman, being a gay man was entirely hidden from public view. Because Whitman’s Leaves…
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Billy Rose, Mark Twain, and Alexander Dumas are not the only greats who loved Adah Menken, today’s musical genius Michael Tilson Thomas also appreciates her daring .
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Nudity in America
April 6, 2012: Michael Foster and Barbara Foster are interviewed in this podcast by radio personality Mike Rosen, who hosts Denver’s most listened-to radio talk show on 850 KOA from 9:00 a.m.-noon, Monday-Friday, now in its 25th year. Rosen…
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A Dangerous Woman: The Life, Loves and Scandals of Adah Isaacs Menken (1835-1868) America’s Original Superstar by Michael Foster and Barbara Foster (Lyons Press, 2011) Wednesday March 14th 2012 at 7PM A Dangerous Woman powerpoint presentation featuring collector’s item photos…
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MoviePie book review 2/2012: You’ve probably never heard of Adah Isaacs Menken, but this pioneering free spirit could be considered America’s first true Superstar (with a capital “S”). By fearlessly defying convention, Menken achieved things in the 1800s that are…
ContinueThe Wrap: Adah Menken “The Original Naked Lady”
The Wrap, 2/7/2012 Adah Isaacs Menken: The Original Naked Lady Tina Fey: “Betty White once told me, ‘Never let anyone tell you, you are not good enough to pose nude.’” For better or worse, in the movies, on television, on…
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