Gladys Sources
Gladys Sources
Gladys Sources
Primary Sources
Bentley, Gladys. “‘I Am Woman," Gladys Bentley (Ebony Magazine, August 1952).”
ShirletteAmmons. Shirlette , February 11, 2014.
http://shirletteammons.com/?p=899.
This source contains the article “ I Am a Woman Again” by Gladys Bentley. She wrote
this article in 1952, and it was featured in Ebony Magazine. This article gives the public
an understanding on how she grew up, how her childhood shaped her adult life, and
talks about her marriage. I plan on using this source mainly in my body paragraph that
talks about her childhood.
Gladys Bentley at Mona's Club 440, San Francisco - 1942. Accessed November 2,
2019. http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist10/mona.html.
This website includes a flyer from San Francisco 1942. The flyer illustrates the
performers of the night, and Gladys Bentley is one of the featured performers. I will
show this flyer in an appendix, and use it in my last body paragraph which describes her
career after she moved to California.
This video is an excerpt from the show “You Bet Your Life”, but the specific clip I am
using is starring Gladys Bentley. In the episode she answers a few personal questions,
and talks about her life and career. She then proceeds to perform one of her songs.
This website has an obituary for Gladys Bentley, as well as information about her life. It
talks about all her accomplishments, and how she lived. I will reference this source
when I am talking about the nature of her performances.
Secondary Source
Shah, Haleema. “The Great Blues Singer Gladys Bentley Broke All the Rules.”
Smithsonian.com. Smithsonian Institution, March 14, 2019.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/great-blues-singer-glad
ys-bentley-broke-rules-180971708/.
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This website talks about Gladys Bentley’s life, and her performances. It also talks about
things she struggled with during her life. The article also provides information on the
Harlem Renaissance. I will use this source mainly for my first body paragraph which
provides background information on that era in America.
Thus website provides an image that gives me an insight of what clubs were like. It also
talks about African Americans migrating to Harlem. In addition it lists different artists that
contributed to the Harlem Renaissance.
Anders, Tisa. “Gladys Bentley (1907-1960) • BlackPast.” BlackPast, June 17, 2019.
https://www.blackpast.org/african-american-history/bentley-gladys-1907-1960/.
This website provides information on her childhood that I didn’t know. It also talks about
her late life and performances.
This journal talks about how Gladys Bentley was more public then others in expressing
her sexuality. It also talks about how she was a pioneer of her time, but how she has
become less known as time has passed.
This article provides information on the time period. Including drag races, transgender
people, and gay people during this time. It shows us how many people were pioneers
for LGBTQ rights during their time
This talks about cross dressing during the time. Why people did it. The affects it had on
culture. Also how it expressed people’s sexuality.
Kasik, Mary E. Performance and sexuality during the Harlem Renaissance: Gladys
Bentley and Ma Rainey. Diss. Arts and Letters, 1916.
This is a thesis written about to Blues Singers, and one of them is Gladys Bentley. It
gives information about the culture of her time, and again the Harlem Renaissance. It
talks about how she lived, and her impact on society.
“REMEMBER: Gladys Bentley & The Clam House,” June 20, 2011.
http://harlembespoke.blogspot.com/2011/06/remember-gladys-bentley-clam-house.html
.
This website gives information about the notorious Clam House where Gladys Bentley
performed.