Unveiling the Prophet
Lucy Ferriss's memoir blends regional history, national history, and her own personal history to create a fast-paced narrative that follows two time lines. One is the dramatic and often funny story of her attending the exclusive Veiled Prophet Ball in 1972 at which a woman affiliated with ACTION, a militant civil rights group, swooped down onto the stage and knocked off the Veiled Prophet's hat and veil-and act that forever changed the Ball in St. Louis.The other story takes place thirty years later as Ferriss returns to St. Louis from her home on the East Coast to track down some of ACTION's principal activists as well as key figures in the Veiled Prophet Society. Over the course of the story, Ferriss undergoes her own unveiling, as she discusses and comes to terms with her family; the past, present, and future of St. Louis; and the cultural politics that frame young women's entrance into society.
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Unveiling the Prophet
Lucy Ferriss's memoir blends regional history, national history, and her own personal history to create a fast-paced narrative that follows two time lines. One is the dramatic and often funny story of her attending the exclusive Veiled Prophet Ball in 1972 at which a woman affiliated with ACTION, a militant civil rights group, swooped down onto the stage and knocked off the Veiled Prophet's hat and veil-and act that forever changed the Ball in St. Louis.The other story takes place thirty years later as Ferriss returns to St. Louis from her home on the East Coast to track down some of ACTION's principal activists as well as key figures in the Veiled Prophet Society. Over the course of the story, Ferriss undergoes her own unveiling, as she discusses and comes to terms with her family; the past, present, and future of St. Louis; and the cultural politics that frame young women's entrance into society.
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780826264916 |
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Publisher: | University of Missouri Press |
Publication date: | 10/06/2005 |
Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
Format: | eBook |
Pages: | 168 |
File size: | 2 MB |
Age Range: | 14 Years |
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