Adah Isaacs Menken (1835 – 1868): American actress, poet, proto-feminist

Posted on June 30, 2011 | Leave a comment


“Stand back! I am no Magdalene waiting to kiss the hem of your garment.”

—from “Judith” (early 1860s)

 

 

Camille Martin

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