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Entertaining Women: American Women on Stage and Screen

A celebration of American women entertainers, including musicians, dancers, comedians, actors, and other performers, represented in the Smithsonian's collections.


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Carrie Fisher

Phyllis Diller Laughs

Dolly Parton

Dolores del Río cinema card

“Row-Row-Row”

"Patsy Montana's New Songs"

Loretta Lynn

Book: Phyllis Diller’s Marriage Manual

“My Man”

Margaret Wycherly

Myrna Loy cinema card

"The Little Peach" Mutoscope Movie Poster

Bertha Kalich

Ensemble worn by Phyllis Diller on USO Tour

Carrie Fisher

Marlene Dietrich

Poster from Hello, Dolly! with Phyllis Diller

Esther Williams

Fay Wray cinema card

Ethel Merman and Mary Martin

Jamie Lee Curtis

Lupe Vélez cinema card

Clara Bow cinema card

Mae West

Damn Yankees

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