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Everything you Wanted to Know about Gertrude Stein but were too Afraid to Ask

by Lisa Aikman on May 22nd, 2015 in Gertrude and Alice

Born in Pennsylvania in 1874, Gertrude Stein grew to be a literary innovator of the Modernist movement, best known for a writing style that broke the conventions of linear narrative, and for an extensive art collection. The youngest of 5 …

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Feminist Theatre in Canada: a History

by Lisa Aikman on May 12th, 2015 in Gertrude and Alice

Trying to establish a view of the history of feminist theatre in Canada can often become a numbers game, and with good reason. The Fraticelli Report on the Status of Women in Canadian Theatre, which came out in the 1980s, …

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