Women / Persons ~ P09087

Charlotte Cushman

Alternate Names:

Charlotte Saunders Cushman

Gender: Female

Life Dates: 23 July 1816 – 18 February 1876

Types:

American (US)
Lesbian
Lover or muse of writer or artist
Performer, actress
Performer, singer

Note: began in opera but voice failed. Known for her series of same-sex sexual relationships, acknowledged in expatriate community in Italy.

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Biographies (9 Total)

Charlotte Cushman Author: Willis John Abbot . Collection Title: Notable Women in History: The Lives of Women Who in All Ages, All Lands and in All Womanly Occupations Have Won Fame and Put Their Imprint on the World's History. 1913
Charlotte Cushman Author: Lena C. Ahlers . Collection Title: Daughters Known to Fame. 1932
Charlotte Cushman Author: James Parton . Collection Title: Daughters of Genius: A Series of Sketches of Authors, Artists, Reformers, and Heroines, Queens, Princesses, and Women of Society, Women Eccentric and Peculiar, from the Most Recent and Authentic Sources. 1885
Charlotte Cushman Author: James Parton . Collection Title: The World's Famous Women: A Series of Sketches of Women Who Have Won Distinction by Their Genius and Achievements as Authors, Artists, Actors, Rulers, or within the Precincts of the Home. 1888
Charlotte Cushman Author: . Collection Title: The Female Poets of America. 1848
Charlotte Cushman Author: Myrtle Reed . Collection Title: Happy Women. 1913
Charlotte Cushman Author: Edward Robins . Collection Title: Twelve Great Actresses. 1900
Charlotte Cushman Author: Harriet Beecher Stowe . Collection Title: Our Famous Women: Comprising the Lives and Deeds of American Women Who Have Distinguished Themselves in Literature, Science, Art, Music, and the Drama, or Are Famous as Heroines, Patriots, Orators, Educators, Physicians, Philanthropists, etc., with Numerous Anecdotes, Incidents, and Personal Experiences. 1883
Two actresses: Charlotte Cushman, Clara Morris Author: William Oliver Stevens . Collection Title: Famous women of America. 1950