That woman is entertainer Josephine Baker, and the honor will take place Tuesday. But critics in France say that by focusing on an American-born figure,… Josephine Baker makes history as first ...

Photograph from Sience History Images, Alamy Dr. S. Josephine Baker, an up-and-coming advocate of hygiene and public health, was dispatched to convince Mallon to provide samples, but was also ...

Fabric-wise, the silhouette Chanel put forth could be constructed ... A 1923 Broadway show, Runnin’ Wild, gave the world The Charleston, and over in Paris, at the Folies Bergère, Josephine Baker was ...

The Josephine Baker Story. Described by Pablo Picasso as a black Venus, American-born cabaret star and exotic dancer Josephine Baker was one of the 20th century's most extraordinary characters.

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