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Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale
Caresse Crosby rejected the culturally prescribed roles for women of her era and background in search of an independent, creative, and socially responsible life. Poet, memoirist, advocate of women's rights and the peace movement, Crosby published and...
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Caresse Crosby rejected the culturally prescribed roles for women of her era and background in search of an independent, creative, and socially responsible life. Poet, memoirist, advocate of women's rights and the peace movement, Crosby published and promoted modern writers and artists such as Hart Crane, Dorothy Parker, Salvador Dalí, and Romare Bearden. She also earned a place in the world of fashion by patenting one of the earliest versions of the brassiere. Behind her public success was a chaotic life: three marriages, two divorces, the suicide of her husband Harry Crosby, s Spunky little rich girl -- Polly meets Harry -- How Polly became Caresse -- A woman of many trades -- Treasures for the Black Sun Press -- The death of Harry Crosby -- Business or pleasure -- Atlantic crossings -- Mind over matter -- Old friends, new friends -- A woman of influence -- Back in the avant-garde -- Mondialization -- Fame -- A thirty-year plan -- How to run a castle -- Keeping the faith.
