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Gunderson Lauren - Revolutionary Women: A Lauren Gunderson Play Collection Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight; The Revolutionists; Ada And The Engine; Silent Sky; Natural Shocks - Paperback
Gunderson Lauren - Revolutionary Women: A Lauren Gunderson Play Collection Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight; The Revolutionists; Ada And The Engine; Silent Sky; Natural Shocks - Paperback
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Description: Discover the power resilience and indomitable spirit of women who have shaped history. In her first collected works Lauren Gunderson demonstrates why she has become one of America's most produced playwrights. Weaving together the extraordinary stories of trailblazing women from various eras Gunderson provides a unique and necessary perspective on modern American feminism the beautiful humanism of science and the power of the heartful heroine. Emilie: La Marquise Du Ch telet Defends Her Life Tonight: Passionate. Vivid. Defiant. Tonight 18th - century scientific genius Emilie du Ch telet is back and determined to answer the question she died with: love or philosophy head or heart? The Revolutionists: Playwright Olympe de Gouges assassin Charlotte Corday former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie - Antoinette and Caribbean rebel Marianne Angelle hang out murder Marat lose their heads and try to beat back the extremist insanity in the Paris of 1793. Ada and the Engine: It's 1830 and fiery brilliant Ada Lovelace writes the first computer program for her friend and mentor Charles Babbage. They share a language of numbers and imagine a world of computing machines. But only Ada dreams that those machines will make music. Silent Sky: The true story of 19th - century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt plays out against a landscape of fierce sisterly love early feminism paradigm shifting science romance revelation and a time when humans were called computers . Natural Shocks: " To be or not to be" In this one - woman tour - de - force witty and wild Angela paces alone in her basement waiting out an imminent tornado: in such a stark situation it is only natural that secrets come out confessions spill over and a reckoning is about to touch down. Introduced and contextualized by dramaturg Julie Felise Dubiner Revolutionary Women charts an unforgettable journey through time and place celebrating and exploring the greatness of history's women.
Title: Revolutionary Women: A Lauren Gunderson Play Collection Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight; The Revolutionists; Ada And The Engine; Silent Sky; Natural Shocks
Author(s): Gunderson Lauren, Julie Felise Dubiner
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781350401587
Pages: 280 Pages
Publication Date: 11/16/2023
Series: Methuen Drama Play Collections
Category: Feminism & Feminist Theory
Description: Discover the power resilience and indomitable spirit of women who have shaped history. In her first collected works Lauren Gunderson demonstrates why she has become one of America's most produced playwrights. Weaving together the extraordinary stories of trailblazing women from various eras Gunderson provides a unique and necessary perspective on modern American feminism the beautiful humanism of science and the power of the heartful heroine. Emilie: La Marquise Du Ch telet Defends Her Life Tonight: Passionate. Vivid. Defiant. Tonight 18th - century scientific genius Emilie du Ch telet is back and determined to answer the question she died with: love or philosophy head or heart? The Revolutionists: Playwright Olympe de Gouges assassin Charlotte Corday former queen (and fan of ribbons) Marie - Antoinette and Caribbean rebel Marianne Angelle hang out murder Marat lose their heads and try to beat back the extremist insanity in the Paris of 1793. Ada and the Engine: It's 1830 and fiery brilliant Ada Lovelace writes the first computer program for her friend and mentor Charles Babbage. They share a language of numbers and imagine a world of computing machines. But only Ada dreams that those machines will make music. Silent Sky: The true story of 19th - century astronomer Henrietta Leavitt plays out against a landscape of fierce sisterly love early feminism paradigm shifting science romance revelation and a time when humans were called computers . Natural Shocks: " To be or not to be" In this one - woman tour - de - force witty and wild Angela paces alone in her basement waiting out an imminent tornado: in such a stark situation it is only natural that secrets come out confessions spill over and a reckoning is about to touch down. Introduced and contextualized by dramaturg Julie Felise Dubiner Revolutionary Women charts an unforgettable journey through time and place celebrating and exploring the greatness of history's women.
Title: Revolutionary Women: A Lauren Gunderson Play Collection Emilie: La Marquise Du Chatelet Defends Her Life Tonight; The Revolutionists; Ada And The Engine; Silent Sky; Natural Shocks
Author(s): Gunderson Lauren, Julie Felise Dubiner
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Barcode: 9781350401587
Pages: 280 Pages
Publication Date: 11/16/2023
Series: Methuen Drama Play Collections
Category: Feminism & Feminist Theory
