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The author is the first to tackle such disparate sources as census returns, court cases, playbills and local newspapers in order to recreate the daily lives of Victorian actresses. Her analysis of their pay, working conditions and training is a major contribution to our understanding of the growing occupational opportunities for women during the nineteenth-century.Davis, Tracy C. is the author of 'Actresses as Working Women: Their Social Identity in Victorian England' with ISBN 9780415063531 and ISBN 0415063531.
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