Why Women Loved Billy Sunday: Urban Revivalism and Popular Entertainment in Early Twentieth-Century American Culture

Evangelist Billy Sunday (1862-1935) is well-known for an aggressively masculine platform style that was clearly aimed at attracting a male audience to his urban revival campaigns. Less recognized but equally important are Sunday's meetings for “women only,” in which the handsome, athletic evang...

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Main Author: Bendroth, Margaret Lamberts 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2004
In: Religion and American culture
Year: 2004, Volume: 14, Issue: 2, Pages: 251-271
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