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https://archivalgossip.com/collection/files/original/1995037328485f2fc879dda40e1bb9c4.pdf
364703651665b9554079ace5ab483eed
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Title
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Cushmania
Subject
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Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876
Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882
Gossip--Published
Gossip--Private
Relationships--Networks
Italy--Rome
Description
An account of the resource
<p>A collection of archival material (letters, diaries, articles, auto/biographical accounts) collected from different archives (cf. <a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/sources/archives/">list</a>) that showcase the life of Charlotte Cushman, one of the most successful US American actresses of the nineteenth century.</p>
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Source
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Library of Congress
New York Public Library
Philadelphia Historical Society
Date
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1816-00-00/1920-00
Auto/Biography
Secondary Texts: Comments
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"Cushman's relationship with the American consul at Rome, William Stillman, was only cordial at best and it deteriorated into blatant antagonism when in late 1864 Cushman used her influence with Secretary of State William Seward to have Stillman replaced by her nephew. In his autobiography, Stillman referred to the extraordinary power which Cushman could wield over those whom she chose to fascinate." (Milroy 1994, 13)
Location
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Geocode (Latitude)
42.3602534
Geocode (Longitude)
-71.0582912
Admin Comment
Comments for further research, pending questions, tasks that still have to be completed
"In July 1861, Charlotte came to America for a brief tour and stayed with William Seward and his family in Washington. Seward took her to the White House to introduce her to the newly elected President Lincoln" (Wojczuk 150).
Provenance
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<a href="https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100347615">https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/100347615</a>. Accessed Mar 24, 2022
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Title
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Stillman's <em>The Autobiography of a Journalist</em> (1901), Vol. 1
Date
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1901
Type
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Reference
Identifier
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0064
Creator
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Stillman, William James, 1828-1901
Description
An account of the resource
<a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/1" title="Charlotte Cushman">Charlotte Cushman</a> is mentioned on pages 359-365.<br />Cushman and her "clique" (365) included <a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/2" title="Emma Stebbins">Miss Stebbins</a>, <a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/21" title="Harriet Goodhue Hosmer">Harriet Hosmer</a>, "and one or two others of lesser fame" (359).<br />He states that she used her fame or even Stillman (critic) to denounce other sculptors and those in her way. He calls it "demolition" (359).<br />When Stillman became consul he could not work as a critic anymore and, thus, was of no use to Cushman. Consequently, he explains that the relationship cooled off. Eventually, she used his absence (Stillman was in Crete) to make <a href="https://www.archivalgossip.com/collection/items/show/9" title="Edwin "Ned" Charles Cushman">Ned</a> consul. He uses the idea of social capital in order to describe her way of proceeding with regard to family, clique, and professional matters.<br />He characterizes his relationship to her as "war" after it having been "cordial" (359) in the beginning.<br />He characterizes Cushman as "womanly malice" (359), "diabolical magnetism" (361), "not at all scrupulous" (361), "most dangerous member of society" (359), clever, and as someone who pretended to be benevolent. <br /><br />
<h3><strong>Credit</strong></h3>
<p><span><a href="https://www.hathitrust.org/">Hathi Trust</a></span></p>
Publisher
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Mifflin and Co.
Subject
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Journalists/Writers
Criticism
Gender Norms
Cushman, Charlotte Saunders, 1816-1876
Cushman, Edwin "Ned" Charles, 1838-1909
Stebbins, Emma, 1815-1882
Hosmer, Harriet Goodhue, 1830-1908
gender norms/bending
gossip--published
public image (active)
public intimacy
social capital