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Posted on January 4, 2021February 17, 2021

The Spidering Life of Louise Madison

In 2005 I wrote an article for the journal of the Philadelphia Folklore Project, Works In Progress, that captured some of the history and lore about Louise Madison (1911-1970), a Philadelphia tap artist who is the centerpiece of my …

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