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Anna Cora Mowatt, Public Reading, Mesmerism, and the Red Flower of Fame

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Jan 2, 202429 min read

Anna Cora Mowatt, Public Reading, Mesmerism, and the Red Flower of Fame

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Nov 6, 202328 min read

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Oct 9, 202312 min read

Anna Cora Mowatt, Polkamania, and “The Serious Family” - Part I

PART ONE - SERIOUSLY CLASSIC The spring of 1852 was one of the saddest, most challenging times of Anna Cora Mowatt’s life. Her husband,...

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Sep 4, 202317 min read

Anna Cora Mowatt and Edgar Allan Poe

Was Anna Cora Mowat one of "Poe’s Women?" When researching a fairly obscure historical figure like Anna Cora Mowatt, it is usually very...

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Aug 14, 202325 min read

Anna Cora Mowatt and Anne Blake - Part II

PART II: RUMINATIONS ON THE ROAD NOT TAKEN [A full cast recording of this play is available at LIBRIVOX ] Anna Cora Mowatt’s career on...

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Aug 4, 202313 min read

Anna Cora Mowatt and Anne Blake - Part I

PART I: INTRIGUING, BUT LESS THAN GROUND-BREAKING Originally posted on March 6, 2023 [A recording of this play is available at Librivox]...

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dr. Kelly S. Taylor is a retired college professor. She received her BFA in Acting from UNC-Greensboro, her MA in Communication Studies with a concentration in Performance Studies from UNC-Chapel Hill and her in Ph.D Communication Studies also with a concentration in Performance Studies and with a minor in Theater History at LSU. She has taught at Westerm Piedmont Community College in Morganton, NC, UT Tyler, Tyler TX, University of Maine, Orono, Maine, and University of North Texas, Denton, TX.

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Anna Cora Mowatt Ritchie was a woman ahead of her time. In addition to her successful career as an actress and playwright, she was a successful author of fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Join me as I explore her life and legacy in this month's essay.

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