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Month: December 2020

Josephine Baker – Experiment in Brotherhood

18th December 202027th March 2026 / historicallywoman / Leave a comment

Josephine Baker dedicated herself to breaking barriers and tackling injustice. One of the most famous performers in Europe, she also worked as a civil rights activist and was a spy for the French Resistance during World War II, a task she accomplished with ease despite her great fame.

Maria Anna Mozart – Forgotten Genius

11th December 202027th March 2026 / historicallywoman / Leave a comment

When it comes to Mozart, words such as ‘genius’ and ‘prodigy’ are usually assigned to Wolfgang. Yet it was Maria Anna, Wolfgang’s elder sister, about whom these words were first written - she may have even been the greater genius of the family, but sadly we will never know. Nannerl's talent and compositions have been lost, forgotten and eclipsed by her brother.

Ada Blackjack – Alone in the Arctic

4th December 202027th March 2026 / historicallywoman / Leave a comment

Ada Blackjack knew that the expedition she was to embark on was dangerous. Not five feet tall, slim, terrified of polar bears, and with no practical survival skills, she was the least likely Arctic explorer you could imagine. But no-one could imagine just how wrong the expedition would go, and at the end, only Blackjack would be left alive.

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