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Reviewed on July 22, 2002
Gr 5-8 Brief but solid biographies of five groundbreaking comedians: Gracie Allen, Lucille Ball, Whoopi Goldberg, Roseanne, and Ellen DeGeneres. The introduction describes the traditional lack of acceptance of women in comedy, and mentions other examples of this kind of discrimination, such as that experienced by Edna St. Vincent Millay, who wrote humorous pieces under a pseu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
