The 'Baby Dolls'
Title | The 'Baby Dolls' PDF eBook |
Author | Kim Marie Vaz |
Publisher | LSU Press |
Pages | 230 |
Release | 2013-01-18 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 080715072X |
One of the first women's organizations to mask and perform during Mardi Gras, the Million Dollar Baby Dolls redefined the New Orleans carnival tradition. Tracing their origins from Storyville-era brothels and dance halls to their re-emergence in post-Katrina New Orleans, author Kim Marie Vaz uncovers the fascinating history of the "raddy-walking, shake-dancing, cigar-smoking, money-flinging" ladies who strutted their way into a predominantly male establishment. The Baby Dolls formed around 1912 as an organization of African American women who used their profits from working in New Orleans's red-light district to compete with other Black prostitutes on Mardi Gras. Part of this event involved the tradition of masking, in which carnival groups create a collective identity through costuming. Their baby doll costumes -- short satin dresses, stockings with garters, and bonnets -- set against a bold and provocative public behavior not only exploited stereotypes but also empowered and made visible an otherwise marginalized female demographic. Over time, different neighborhoods adopted the Baby Doll tradition, stirring the creative imagination of Black women and men across New Orleans, from the downtown Trem area to the uptown community of Mahalia Jackson. Vaz follows the Baby Doll phenomenon through one hundred years with photos, articles, and interviews and concludes with the birth of contemporary groups, emphasizing these organizations' crucial contribution to Louisiana's cultural history.
Baby Doll
Title | Baby Doll PDF eBook |
Author | Hollie Overton |
Publisher | Redhook |
Pages | 279 |
Release | 2016-07-12 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0316268704 |
"What a compulsive read! A brilliant first novel that kept me transfixed and entertained until the very last page." -- Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author You've been held captive in one room. You've been mentally and physically abused every day since you were sixteen years old. Then one night you realize your captor has left the door to your cell unlocked. For the first time in eight years you're free. This is what happens next. . . Escape was just the beginning.
Baby Doll Circle Time
Title | Baby Doll Circle Time PDF eBook |
Author | Rebecca Anne Bailey |
Publisher | |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 2012 |
Genre | Child development |
ISBN | 9781889609416 |
This revolutionary curriculum helps children develop healthy templates for relationships, sense of self and self-regulation for the rest of their lives.
William's Doll
Title | William's Doll PDF eBook |
Author | Charlotte Zolotow |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 1985-05-01 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0064430677 |
More than anything, William wants a doll. "Don't be a creep," says his brother. "Sissy, sissy," chants the boy next door. Then one day someone really understands William's wish, and makes it easy for others to understand, too.
Beautiful Babies
Title | Beautiful Babies PDF eBook |
Author | Michele Barrow-Bélisle |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 96 |
Release | 2007-04-01 |
Genre | Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | 1411678230 |
Just what is a "Reborn Baby" you ask?Reborn Doll making is the fascinating new art of taking a vinyl baby doll, and enhancing it using repainting techniques, to create the look and feel of a real live baby. The results are simply breathtaking and the dolls are very often mistaken for actual infants. We share our secrets for creating Beutiful Babies in this step-by-step manuals, so you too can learn the Art of Reborn Doll Making.
The New Baby
Title | The New Baby PDF eBook |
Author | Ruth Shane |
Publisher | |
Pages | 28 |
Release | 1948 |
Genre | Brothers and sisters |
ISBN |
Our New Baby
Title | Our New Baby PDF eBook |
Author | Pleasant T. Rowland |
Publisher | Amer Girl Pub |
Pages | 14 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | African Americans |
ISBN | 9780937295656 |
Rhyming text and illustrations that include a bottle that empties, a zipper that zips, and a toy that squeaks show what is involved in taking care of a baby.