{"product_id":"innocent-flowers-women-in-the-edwardian-theatre-by-julie-holledge","title":"'Innocent Flowers: Women in the Edwardian Theatre' by Julie Holledge","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none [\u0026amp;:has([data-writing-block])\u0026gt;*]:pointer-events-auto R6Vx5W_threadScrollVars scroll-mb-[calc(var(--scroll-root-safe-area-inset-bottom,0px)+var(--thread-response-height))] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-8 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"auto\" class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal outline-none keyboard-focused:focus-ring [.text-message+\u0026amp;]:mt-1\" tabindex=\"0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"streaming-animation markdown prose dark:prose-invert wrap-break-word w-full light markdown-new-styling\"\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eJulie Holledge reconstructs the lives of women working in the Edwardian theatre at the point where performance, feminism and public politics began to overlap.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eActresses were among the most visible women in Britain, but that visibility was double-edged: they could command audiences and incomes while still being treated as morally suspect, sexually available or socially unserious. Holledge follows how they negotiated marriage, reputation, professional independence and the demand to remain decorative even while becoming politically dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book’s centre is the Actresses’ Franchise League and the use of theatre within the suffrage movement. Holledge shows actresses organising demonstrations, fundraising, writing and performing political plays, and using their public personas as tools of agitation. It also includes three plays, making this both a social history and a small archive of feminist performance. A sharp study of women discovering that the stage could be more than a workplace: it could be infrastructure for revolt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eVirago Press paperback, 1981 first edition. Light rubbing, edgewear and creasing; pages evenly age-toned, binding sound.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"bower studio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45894849298515,"sku":null,"price":14.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0268\/2707\/files\/Untitleddesign-2026-08-01T155123.874.png?v=1785563551","url":"https:\/\/bowerbooks.com\/products\/innocent-flowers-women-in-the-edwardian-theatre-by-julie-holledge","provider":"bower books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}