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Apr 9
Charlotte Cushman (1816-1876) American Acress of the Stage Opening words to Charlotte Cushman’s memoirs reads, “I was born a tomboy.” Cushman goes on to write when she was a kid, she would crack open the heads of her dolls to examine their brains and try to understand their thoughts. Romantically, she was linked to: American painter Rosalie Scully, English poet Eliza Cooke and American sculptor Emma Stebbins (with whom she had a 20 year relationship)

Charlotte Cushman (1816-1876)

American Acress of the Stage

Opening words to Charlotte Cushman’s memoirs reads, “I was born a tomboy.”

Cushman goes on to write when she was a kid, she would crack open the heads of her dolls to examine their brains and try to understand their thoughts.

Romantically, she was linked to: American painter Rosalie Scully, English poet Eliza Cooke and American sculptor Emma Stebbins (with whom she had a 20 year relationship)

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