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  1. Alison Laing and Emily Sheldon Perform at Fantasia Fair

     
    Collection: Alison Laing's Photographs
    Institution: Joseph A. Labadie Collection, University of Michigan
    Creator:
    Date: circa 1975 to circa 1999
    Topics: Costume, Crossdressers, Crossdressing, LGBTQ+ events, LGBTQ+ theater
    Subject: Alison Laing, Emily Sheldon, Fantasia Fair
    Description: An unidentified woman (left), Emily Sheldon (center), and Alison Laing (right) performing at Fantasia Fair. Undated.
  2. An Intimate Circle of Friends

     
    Collection: Newspaper and Periodical Clippings (1950-2000)
    Institution: Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
    Creator: Moody, Linda
    Date: Oct. 13, 1984
    Topics: Crossdressing, Lesbian artists, Lesbians, LGBTQ+ actors, LGBTQ+ archives, LGBTQ+ theater, Sexism
    Subject: Addie Manning, Anne Whitney, Boston Area Lesbian and Gay History Project, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Cushman, Edwin Booth, Eliza Cook, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Gay Community News, Hamlet, Harriet Hosmer, Janet Kahn, Macbeth, Matilda Hays, Oliver Twist, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare
    Description: This article details the life and history of Charlotte Cushman and her circle of friends, many of whom were lesbians and engaged in crossdressing. There are several small typos in the article; Cush...