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Title
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Kansas City Women of Independent Minds
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Description
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Chapter about Jeanne Eagels (~1894-1929), born in Boston as Amelia Jean Eagles, and raised in Kansas City starting in 1896 as an actress and performer, changing her name just before moving to New York City to perform in Broadway plays and musicals. Description of her later career in motion pictures and troubles with alcoholism. She was nominated in 1929 for an Academy Award for her performance in the movie "Letters."
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Date
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1992
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Object Type
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Book Section
