Winnaretta Singer funded a wide range of causes, notably a musical salon where her protgs included Debussy and Ravel, and numerous public health projects in Paris, but she also had outraged husbands

Famous and then forgotten in her own time, Edna St. Vincent Millay is well known today, and youve probably heard her poetry before, such as: My candle burns at both ends;It will not last the night;B

Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven wore dresses of New York City refuse, got arrested for only wearing a Mexican blanket in public, and once waved a giant dildo around in the streets. She brought dada to th

After finally ditching Hemingway and making it through World War II, Martha Gellhorn continued with her career through the Vietnam War and well in the 1990s. Sources (Used/Consulted/Read Along the Way

Known as the greatest female war correspondent of the 20th century, Martha Gellhorns reporting took her from the Great Depression, through the Spanish Civil War and World War II to the Vietnam War. A

When it comes to women named Barney in the world of Paris Lesbos, the focus is usually Natalie Barney. However, her mother and sister had their own adventures and scandals from British explorers to nu

Caroline Otero was renowned for dancing and seducing kings as one of the three top courtesans of La Belle poque France. Her dancing career took her all over Europe and briefly into the opera Carmen.

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As Pixie calls her, Liane de Pougys fairy godmother of courtesanship started in the gutters of Paris and rose to the level of calling on the Emperor of France. Valtesse is even said to be the real li

From the moment she left her first husband, Liane de Pougy's life was anything but normal. Becoming one of the top courtesans of the era was also probably not what her parents' had in mind when they h