The 'Baby Dolls'

The 'Baby Dolls'
Author: Kim Marie Vaz
Publisher: LSU Press
Total Pages: 230
Release: 2013-01-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 080715072X

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 Trem 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.

Baby Doll

Baby Doll
Author: Hollie Overton
Publisher: Redhook
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2016-07-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0316268704

"What a compulsive read! A brilliant first novel that kept me transfixed and entertained until the very last page." -- Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author You've been held captive in one room. You've been mentally and physically abused every day since you were sixteen years old. Then one night you realize your captor has left the door to your cell unlocked. For the first time in eight years you're free. This is what happens next. . . Escape was just the beginning.

Baby Dolls and Their Clothes

Baby Dolls and Their Clothes
Author: Valeria Ferrari
Publisher: Martingale
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001-02
Genre: Cloth dolls
ISBN: 9781564773340

Stitchers and crafters will delight in this showcase of adorable cloth baby dolls. Starting with a basic doll pattern, the book shows simple methods for stitching several styles, then offers ideas for creating wonderfully charming facial features with fabric pens to make each doll unique.

Baby Doll Circle Time

Baby Doll Circle Time
Author: Rebecca Anne Bailey
Publisher:
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2012
Genre: Child development
ISBN: 9781889609416

This revolutionary curriculum helps children develop healthy templates for relationships, sense of self and self-regulation for the rest of their lives.

Beautiful Babies

Beautiful Babies
Author: Michele Barrow-BĂ©lisle
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2007-04-01
Genre: Crafts & Hobbies
ISBN: 1411678230

Just what is a "Reborn Baby" you ask?Reborn Doll making is the fascinating new art of taking a vinyl baby doll, and enhancing it using repainting techniques, to create the look and feel of a real live baby. The results are simply breathtaking and the dolls are very often mistaken for actual infants. We share our secrets for creating Beutiful Babies in this step-by-step manuals, so you too can learn the Art of Reborn Doll Making.

The New Baby

The New Baby
Author: Ruth Shane
Publisher:
Total Pages: 28
Release: 1948
Genre: Brothers and sisters
ISBN:

Lots to Love Babies

Lots to Love Babies
Author: Frances Hughes
Publisher: Annie's
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-08-28
Genre: Doll clothes
ISBN: 9781592173587

With designs that range from snow gear to formal wear, the doll clothes patterns in this book are simple and quick to knit. All six designs use fine-weight yarn and can be adjusted to fit 8-inch or 10-inch baby dolls. Ideal for beginners, the outfits in this collection include Beach Blanket set, Dress set, Boy and Girl Snow Baby set, Sugar Baby set, and Christening set.

Our New Baby

Our New Baby
Author: Pleasant T. Rowland
Publisher: Amer Girl Pub
Total Pages: 14
Release: 1990
Genre: African Americans
ISBN: 9780937295656

Rhyming text and illustrations that include a bottle that empties, a zipper that zips, and a toy that squeaks show what is involved in taking care of a baby.

Reborn Baby Doll Colouring Book

Reborn Baby Doll Colouring Book
Author: Kerry Ann Kennedy
Publisher:
Total Pages: 94
Release: 2021-01-19
Genre:
ISBN:

Reborn Baby Doll Colouring Book with sweet animal friends. Lovely Colouring book for all ages with simple and relaxing pictures of baby dolls and animals to colour.This large Colouring book measures 8'5 X 11 it is Illustrated by professional doll artist Kerry Kennedy.Reborn Baby Doll colouring book has 40 cute and cuddly Reborn Baby Doll pictures for you to colour.The images are simple and fun colour and there is a double of each image so you can use a different colour combination.Have hours of cute colouring fun.A perfect gift for a child or adult.Sweet babies and animals and colouring fun is easy, simple and uncomplicated.Here you will find sleeping and awake adorable babies and It even includes a baby unicorn!