JHS Book Talk Red Hot Mama: The Life of Sophie Tucker by Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff

Join the Jewish Historical Society for a virtual book talk:
Red Hot Mama: The Life of Sophie Tucker by Lauren Rebecca Sklaroff
December 8, 2020 at 7pm on Zoom Register at https://jhsgh.org/tucker/

The “First Lady of Show Business” and the “Last of the Red Hot Mamas,” Sophie Tucker was raised in Hartford and became a star in vaudeville, radio, film, and television. A gutsy, song-belting stage performer, she entertained audiences for sixty years. Tucker was a woman who defied traditional expectations and achieved success on her own terms. Lauren Sklaroff, associate professor of history at the University of South Carolina, will talk about her recent biography, which places Tucker in the context of American cultural history.