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I thought I’d tell you the tale of Dorothy Parker during the flu epidemic of 1918-19!
DOROTHY PARKER
The Wicked Wit
1893–1967
(If you tuned in to @The_Belladonnas event last Friday, you already know this story!)
I thought I’d tell you the tale of Dorothy Parker during the flu epidemic of 1918-19!
DOROTHY PARKER
The Wicked Wit
1893–1967
(If you tuned in to @The_Belladonnas event last Friday, you already know this story!)
It was 1918.
Dorothy was just 25.
And she stepped into the unfathomably prestigious role of Vanity Fair’s drama critic.
Women couldn’t even vote yet, and here was Dorothy, telling the biggest Broadway producers in New York exactly what she hated about all of their shows.
Dorothy was just 25.
And she stepped into the unfathomably prestigious role of Vanity Fair’s drama critic.
Women couldn’t even vote yet, and here was Dorothy, telling the biggest Broadway producers in New York exactly what she hated about all of their shows.
Dorothy’s first column in Vanity Fair ran in April 1918.
That's right when the first cases of Spanish Influenza were reported in the midwest United States.
The second wave of flu, the most fatal, came to NYC in the fall of 1918.
That's right when the first cases of Spanish Influenza were reported in the midwest United States.
The second wave of flu, the most fatal, came to NYC in the fall of 1918.
Earlier this year, I was thinking about funny women.
Wondering: did funny women suddenly appear last century?
Or have we been around longer?
And if so, why don’t I know about any funny women pre-1900?
Where did that history go? Can I find it?
Wondering: did funny women suddenly appear last century?
Or have we been around longer?
And if so, why don’t I know about any funny women pre-1900?
Where did that history go? Can I find it?
I sat down at the ol' Google and started doing some research.
Could I find our funny foremothers?
Um, yes, I could.
What I discovered
BLEW
MY
MIND.
And I had to share it.
Could I find our funny foremothers?
Um, yes, I could.
What I discovered
BLEW
MY
MIND.
And I had to share it.
Turns out, there have been funny women since the dawn of history.
Courtesans, clowns, cartoonists, comedians.
Playwrights, performers, poets, provocateurs.
All around the world, in a bazillion different cultures. All the way back to Greek and Roman antiquity.
WTF!!!
Courtesans, clowns, cartoonists, comedians.
Playwrights, performers, poets, provocateurs.
All around the world, in a bazillion different cultures. All the way back to Greek and Roman antiquity.
WTF!!!
