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Burlesque and Striptease in 1930s New York City |
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Assignment Goals * to think critically about sexuality and its relationship to gender and work.* to practice using information from primary sources and digital sources. * to practice designing a text based on a thesis statement. * to practice developing examples and illustrations. The Writing Situation (1 hour) It is July 13, 1939 in New York City. You have just visited the World’s Fair in Queens, where, along with General Motors’ Futurama and Elektro, the amazing Westinghouse Moto-Man, you witnessed several shows featuring women in various states of undress, especially in the Fair’s Amusements Area. You have decided that you will write a letter to Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia taking a stand on whether burlesque shows at the 1939 World’s Fair need to be censored.
For the full version of this activity, please click on the link to the pdf document. Web resources for this activity are available here. Developed by Professor Ximena Gallardo |
Dancer Sally Rand with the fans that made her famous. 1934. Photo from Bob Hope and American Variety. Copyright Bob and Dolores Hope/Library of Congress. |
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