Sarah Lawrence College Women’s History Gerda Lerner Lecture Series: Shirley Lim on Anna May Wong and Josephine Baker

Shirley Lim explores the lives and work of Anna May Wong, the leading “oriental actress” of her time and Josephine Baker, one of the greatest African American comedic singers and dancers

Lim is an Associate Professor at Stony Brook University and is the author of A Feeling of Belonging: Asian American Women’s Popular Culture, 1930-1960.