Mapping Black Women in Vaudeville : T.O.B.A Circuit
“Mapping Black Women in Vaudeville: Theatre Owners Booking Association” was designed to collect performances of Black women that Theatre Owners Booking Association (T.O.B.A.) circuit featured in the 1920s. T.O.B.A was a circuit of theaters that booked African American vaudeville performers in the 1920s and 30s. We chose to focus on women performers both to narrow the scope of our project and to highlight the contributions of a group that faced unique barriers due to the intersection of their race and gender.
