Age Group:
Adults- Registration is required for this event.
- Registration is no longer available for this event.
Program Description
Event Details
Come learn about historic circus women who walked on tightropes across waterfalls, rode horseback in drag, caught bullets, and performed feats of electrical magic. These women did more than just entertain crowds: they used spectacular skills, unusual bodies, and larger-than-life personalities to embrace the unusual and challenge the public idea of what femininity can be.
Betsy Golden Kellem is the author of Jumping Through Hoops: Performing Gender in the 19th Century Circus. Her writing has appeared in outlets including The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Atlas Obscura, and Slate, and she is an Emmy winner for her video series on P.T. Barnum.
Copies of her book will be available for sale for $20, cash or venmo.
Additional Information
Liability Waver
By registering for this program, the individual(s) and/or parent/legal guardian of the registered child(ren) do hereby agree to waive, release, and hold harmless the Town of North Haven and its agents and employees from any and all causes of action including personal injury and/or property damage.
Photography/Recordings
Per the North Haven Memorial Library's Program Policy, the library reserves the right to to photograph/record individuals and groups attending library services and programs. These photos and/or videos may be used for promotional purposes. Participants may request from a staff member that their image, or that of their child, not be used by the Library for these purposes.