Ma Rainey: Mother of the Blues & Bisexual Icon Who Sang "Prove It On Me" | Black LGBTQ+ History Bedtime Story
Drift off to sleep with the groundbreaking story of Ma Rainey, the "Mother of the Blues" who boldly sang about loving women in 1928 and lived her bisexuality openly in the Jim Crow South.
In this soothing Black LGBTQ+ history bedtime story, discover how Ma Rainey made history with "Prove It On Me Blues" one of the first commercial recordings celebrating same-sex desire between women. Learn about her relationships with women in her traveling show, her iconic style mixing glamorous gowns with men's suits and ties, her 1925 arrest at a party with chorus girls, and how she mentored other queer…
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