This thesis is an investigation of women's conscious exercise as it intersected with industrialism, consumerism and early Progressive Era identity politics. It will discuss calisthenics, Delsartism and the beginnings of modern dance as physical expressions of a burgeoning women's rights movement. These organic and healthy practices—often performed within the private home—reflected women's evolving perceptions of their physical, intellectual, spiritual and political needs. This corporeal awakening eventually manifested itself in gendered social reforms of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. / A Thesis submitted to the Department of Dance in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts. / Spring Semester, 2007. / February 13, 2007. / Manuals, Wellness, Fitness, Art Nouveau / Includes bibliographical references. / John Perpener, Professor Directing Thesis; Sally Sommer, Committee Member; Tom Welsh, Committee Member.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_182084 |
| Contributors | Iverson, Laura Williams (authoraut), Perpener, John (professor directing thesis), Sommer, Sally (committee member), Welsh, Tom (committee member), School of Dance (degree granting department), Florida State University (degree granting institution) |
| Publisher | Florida State University, Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Language | English, English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, text |
| Format | 1 online resource, computer, application/pdf |
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