7 min

Pride: Charlotte Cushman Womanica

    • History

Charlotte Cushman (1816-1876) was one of America’s first celebrities of the stage. She bent gender norms, playing lead roles typically reserved for men, like Romeo and Hamlet.

Charlotte Cushman (1816-1876) was one of America’s first celebrities of the stage. She bent gender norms, playing lead roles typically reserved for men, like Romeo and Hamlet.

7 min

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