Rachel (aka La Grande Rachel aka Mademoiselle Rachel aka Rachel Félix) (with Allison Epstein)

My name is Ann, joined this week by Allison, to talk about a tits out women who only needs one name: RACHEL. References: Tragic Muse: Rachel of the Comédie-Francaise by Rachel H. Brownstein https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09571558211045052 https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/rachel-eliza-rachel-felix https://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/6068-felix-elisa-rachel -- As mentioned in the episode, here are images of Rachel's tomb.  And here is Wikimedia Commons's page of images of Rachel, almost entirely in various togas, her signature look. -- Learn more about ALLISON and their books at allisonepstein.com Subscribe to Allison's Substack at rapscallison.substack.com -- Get 15% off all the gorgeous jewellery and accessories (many pieces are also of roles that Rachel played!) at common.era.com/vulgar or go to commonera.com and use code VULGAR at checkout -- Get Vulgar History merch at vulgarhistory.com/store (best for US shipping) and vulgarhistory.redbubble.com (better for international shipping) -- Support Vulgar History on Patreon  -- Vulgar History is an affiliate of Bookshop.org, which means that a small percentage of any books you click through and purchase will come back to Vulgar History as a commission. Use this link to shop there and support Vulgar History. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices