Pride Month 2025: Early Drag

This week, Madigan takes you into the early years of drag/ ball culture, from the late 1800's to the 1940s. In this episode, you'll also meet legendary drag performers like William Dorsey Swann, Julian Eltinge, and more. Do you have a topic that you want the show to take on?    Email: [email protected] Social media:     Instagram: @angryneighborhoodfeminist Get YANF Merch! https://yanfpodcast.threadless.com/ JOIN ME ON PATREON!! https://www.patreon.com/angryneighborhoodfeminist Sources: https://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/stories/slavery-voguing-house-of-swann https://www.crossroadsofwar.org/research/african-american-research-guide https://www.truthdig.com/articles/the-black-drag-queens-who-fought-before-stonewall/ https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/king-drag-queens-fascinating-julian-eltinge https://www.byarcadia.org/post/the-evolution-of-drag-a-history-of-self-expressionism Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices