An Iron Girl in a Velvet Glove

The Life of Joan Rhodes

Triona Holden

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The History Press Ltd
01 February 2022

Variety shows, music hall, cabaret; Biography: arts & entertainment; Gender studies: women

The first-ever biography of a trailblazing star of yesteryear.

With her svelte hourglass figure and Marilyn Monroe looks, Joan Rhodes would leave audiences speechless as she bent steel bars with her teeth, ripped large phone books into quarters, and lifted two men at a time, one in each hand. But what she did was real. Joan had a super-strength. Born into poverty in 1920s London and abandoned by her parents, Joan endured spells in the workhouse and earned scraps busking on the streets. Despite the worst possible start, she made it to the top of her profession to rub sequined shoulders with the likes of Marlene Dietrich, Fred Astaire and Sammy Davis Jnr. Her crowning glory was to perform for the Queen and Prince Philip at Windsor Castle. Joan saw herself as a freak, but in truth she was a champion for the so-called 'fairer sex'. At a time when women were still groomed for marriage and motherhood, An Iron Girl in a Velvet Glove tells the fascinating and tumultuous story of a woman who forged her own unique path.

AUTHOR: Triona Holden is an author, artist and journalist with over twenty years' experience as one of the BBC's top correspondents and presenters. Her books include Queen Coal on the women of the 1980s miner's strike. She lives in Whitstable.

By: Triona Holden
Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9780750996792
ISBN 10: 075099679X
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 01 February 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Triona Holden is an author, artist, journalist and broadcaster. She spent more than twenty years working as one of the BBC’s top correspondents and presenters. Her books include Queen Coal, on the women of the 1980s miners’ strike.