cam a22 4 4500 317100076 CHVBK 20200829185933.0 131212s2013 xxu 00 eng|d 978-0-8071-5070-2 (OCoLC)865084224 (IDSBB)006258020 ZWZ SzZuIDS BS/BE A310 kids GT4211.N4 V39 2013 394.250976335 23 Vaz Kim Marie The "Baby Dolls" breaking the race and gender barriers of the New Orleans Mardi Gras tradition Kim Marie Vaz Baton Rouge, La. Louisiana State University Press 2013 178 p. Ill. Text txt rdacontent/ger ohne Hilfsmittel zu benutzen n rdamedia/ger Band nc rdacarrier/ger Bibliogr. p. 167-173. Index One of the first women's organizations to mask and perform during Mardi Gras, the Million Dollar Baby Dolls redefined the New Orleans carnival tradition. Tracing their origins from Storyville-era brothels and dance halls to their re-emergence in post-Katrina New Orleans, author Kim Marie Vaz uncovers the fascinating history of the 'raddy-walking, shake-dancing, cigar-smoking, money-flinging' ladies who strutted their way into a predominantly male establishment. The Baby Dolls formed around 1912 as an organization of African American women who used their profits from working in New Orleans's red-light district to compete with other Black prostitutes on Mardi Gras. Part of this event involved the tradition of masking, in which carnival groups create a collective identity through costuming. Their baby doll costumes--short satin dresses, stockings with garters, and bonnets--set against a bold and provocative public behavior not only exploited stereotypes but also empowered and made visible an otherwise marginalized female demographic. Over time, different neighborhoods adopted the Baby Doll tradition, stirring the creative imagination of Black women and men across New Orleans, from the downtown Tremé area to the uptown community of Mahalia Jackson. Vaz follows the Baby Doll phenomenon through one hundred years with photos, articles, and interviews and concludes with the birth of contemporary groups, emphasizing these organizations' crucial contribution to Louisiana's cultural history Carnival Louisiana New Orleans History African American women Louisiana New Orleans History African American women Louisiana New Orleans Social conditions Carnavals États-Unis La Nouvelle-Orléans (La.) Histoire ram Noires américaines États-Unis La Nouvelle-Orléans (La.) Histoire ram Noires américaines États-Unis La Nouvelle-Orléans (La.) Conditions sociales ram Carnavals Louisiane La Nouvelle-Orléans Histoire Noires américaines Louisiane La Nouvelle-Orléans Histoire Noires américaines Louisiane La Nouvelle-Orléans Conditions sociales New Orleans (La.) Social life and customs New Orleans (La.) Race relations La Nouvelle-Orléans (La.) Moeurs et coutumes ram La Nouvelle-Orléans (La.) Relations interethniques ram La Nouvelle-Orléans (Louis.) Mœurs et coutumes La Nouvelle-Orléans (Louis.) Relations raciales u NO 1.c Modern South Central States. General data on the modern states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Texas and their people, and specific data on their non-aboriginal inhabitants idsbb FH BK020000 XK020000 XK020000 et SzZuIDS BS/BE IDSBB A310 A310 MAG MKB 4A 860 NELA3101410 / Akz.:ba/mvkd/t IDSBB 100 1- Vaz Kim Marie