BOLD AND DARING WOMEN in the ARTS
Edition: 1
Copyright: 2025
Pages: 222
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Bold and Daring Women in the Arts covers the historical and sociological oppression, repression, subjugation, and discrimination of women from antiquity through modern-day society. It displays the marginalization of women and the ultimate empowerment they reached despite the patriarchy. The book outlines the acute struggles women have faced and the profound triumphs they have achieved.
Spanning the disciplines of Music, Theater, Dance, and Art, this volume is thorough and adept at outlining the historical mark great women artists have left on the world. It highlights those women who have stood out for their invincibility and inspiring indomitable spirits.
This book serves programs in Women's Studies, Gender and Sexuality, Humanities, Music, Dance, Theatre, Performance, and Fine Arts. It can be used as a primary source or as supplementary reading material. The author’s writing and approach are accessible. The volume is filled with photos and references, allowing the reader to enter seamlessly into the intriguing world of women in the arts.
Section 1: Music
History and Genres of Music
Introduction
History of Women-Biblical Times
Music History
Music in the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and the Baroque Period
Composers
Intro to Classical Composers
Hildegard von Bingen
Barbara Strozzi
Helene de Montgeroult
Louise Farrenc
Fanny Mendelssohn
Clara Schumann
Lillian Norton
Lili Boulanger
Rebecca Clarke
Musicians
Intro to Musicians
Billie Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald
Maria Callas
Aretha Franklin
Barbra Streisand
Diana Ross
Donna Summer
Joan Jett
Whitney Houston
Mariah Carey
Lolita Shante Gooden
Missy Elliot
Selena
Anoushka Shankar
Performers
Intro to Performers
Tina Turner
Debbie Harry-Blondie
Janis Joplin
Dolly Parton
Cher
Chrissie Hynde
Pat Benatar
Madonna
Courtney Love
Jennifer Lopez
Amy Winehouse
Lady Gaga
Adele
SECTION 2: THEATER
HISTORY OF THEATER
Ancient Greek Theater
Roman Theater
Shakespearean and Elizabethan Theater
Spanish and French Renaissance Theater
East Asian Theater
ACTRESSES
Intro to Actresses
Sarah Bernhardt
Mae West
Greta Garbo
Hedy Lamarr
Ingrid Bergman
Zsa Zsa Gabor
Marilyn Monroe
Carol Channing
Elisabeth Taylor
Sophia Loren
Liza Minnelli
Meryl Streep
Cate Blanchett
Natalie Portman
Scarlett Johannson
Gal Gadot
PERFORMANCE ARTISTS
Performance Artist Intro
Yoko Ono
Carolee Schneemann
Suzanne Lacy
Marina Abramović
Laurie Anderson
Ana Mendieta
Karen Finley
Lydia Lunch
Rebecca Belmore
SECTION 3: DANCE
HISTORY OF DANCE
Intro to the History of Dance
The Body as a Temple
Ancient Dance
Primitive Dance
Middle Ages
Renaissance
Ballet
Modern Dance
Rock, Disco, Rave Dance
African, East Indian, and Asian Dance
Latin Dance
DANCERS
Intro Dancers Ballet to Burlesque
Marie Taglioni
Carolina Rosati
Loie Fuller
Lillian Russell
Jane Avril
Carmencita
Eva Tanguay
Valeria Dienes
Nora Bayes
Odette Valery
Josephine Baker
Carmen Amaya
Maria Tallchief
Misty Copeland
CHOREOGRAPHERS
Intro to Choreographers
SECTION 4: ART
HISTORY OF WOMEN ARTISTS
Intro to History of Women Artists
FINE ARTISTS
Intro to Fine Artists
Catharina van Hemessen
Sofonisba Anguissola
Artemisia Gentileschi
Clara Peeters
Berthe Morisot
Mary Cassatt
Edmonia Lewis
Georgia O’Keeffe
Barbara Hepworth
Frida Kahlo
ALTERNATIVE ART, PHOTOGRAPHY
Intro to Alternative Artists
Julia Margaret Cameron
Hilma af Klint
Anni Albers
Lee Miller
Apo Whang Od
Judy Chicago
Barbara Kruger
Annie Leibovitz
Sophie Calle
Cindy Sherman
Tracey Emin
Lady Pink
Susan Anne Russell is an artist who has sold her artwork to collectors in Europe and throughout the United States. Currently, she is represented by Mecenavie Gallery from France, exhibiting internationally in Paris, New York City, Miami, and Chicago. As an artist, performer, author, and Professor of the Arts and Humanities, her studio is located on a lake from which she draws her inspiration. She has been written up and reviewed by major papers such as The Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, The Chicago Reader, and the Illinois Entertainer.
Susan was the host and Executive Producer of the Music (Rock) TV show Expose’ airing internationally. She performed in films and television shows including Motorsports Unlimited and Wild Chicago. Susan received her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in Painting and Performance. Her Master’s Degree from Columbia was in Interdisciplinary Arts.
Susan performed “The Superheroine” on stage as part of her thesis project, which incorporated installation, poetry, dance, and video. Her subject was a young woman, dressed to the nines, walking the streets of NYC, vulnerable, and strong at once. This is the inspiration for her book. Walking the streets and rising above it all is symbolic of women who have trodden the path of life, tripped a few times on the tar, yet continued to wear those spiked-heeled boots…Now her preference is cowgirl boots. It causes her to feel strong, rugged, grounded, seductive, and proud.