Inhaltliche Zusammenfassung: | "Foreword-- Sisters by Anne Gisleson -- Acknowledgments -- Photographers notes: here come the girls by Cheryl Gerber -- Culinary -- Leah Chase: the Queen of Creole Cuisine by Helen Freund -- Musicians -- From sweet Emma to Cheeky Blakk: women shaping New Orleans's music scene by Alison Fensterstock -- Germaine Bazzle: New Orleans's first lady of jazz by Geraldine Wyckoff -- Business -- Careers built on dreams: entrepreneurs, businesswomen follow uniquely New Orleans paths by Kathy Finn -- Philanthropists and socialites -- Serving with purpose by Sue Strachan -- Spiritual -- Saints and sisters, psychics and priestesses by Constance Adler -- Activists -- The era of women: a sea change by Katy Reckdahl -- Mardi Gras indian queens -- Unmasked by Cherice Harrison-Nelson -- Mardi Gras krewes -- Goddesses, pussyfooters, and baby dolls: women and carnival in New Orleans by Karen Trahan Leathem -- Baby dolls -- A renaissance of community-based baby doll Mardi Gras masking by Kim Vaz-Deville -- Social aid and pleasure clubs -- African American femininity on display in the streets of New Orleans by Karen Celestan -- Burlesque -- The art of the tease by Melanie Warner Spencer -- Contributors -- Index.
"Contributions by Constance Adler, Karen Celestan, Alison Fensterstock, Kathy Finn, Helen Freund, Cheryl Gerber, Anne Gisleson, Cherice Harrison-Nelson, Karen Trahan Leathem, Katy Reckdahl, Melanie Warner Spencer, Sue Strachan, Kim Vaz-Deville, and Geraldine Wyckoff. New Orleans native Cheryl Gerber captures the vibrancy and diversity of New Orleans women in Cherchez la Femme: New Orleans Women. Inspired by the 2017 Women's March in Washington, DC, Gerber's book includes over two hundred photographs of the city's most well-known women and the everyday women who make New Orleans so rich and diverse. Drawing from her own archives as well as new works, Gerber's selection of photographs in Cherchez la Femme highlights the contributions of women to the city, making it one of the only photographic histories of modern New Orleans women. Alongside Gerber's photographs are twelve essays written by female writers about such women as Leah Chase, Irma Thomas, Mignon Faget, and Trixie Minx. Also featured are prominent groups of women that have made their mark on the city, like the Mardi Gras Indians, Baby Dolls, and the Krewe of Muses, among others. The book is divided into eleven chapters, each celebrating the women who add to New Orleans's uniqueness, including entertainers, socialites, activists, musicians, chefs, entrepreneurs, spiritual leaders, and burlesque artists."--Provided by publisher |
