Josephine Baker: African American exotic dancer, international star, jazz singer, erotic entertainer.
From your About Guide to Women's History, biographical information and links to other Baker resources and related topics on this site.
A biography of Josephine Baker, from the official Josephine Baker web site.
Columnist Walter Winchell denounced Baker to the FBI, as documented in her FBI file, found here in PDF format. No evidence was found of communist activities.
Josephine Baker as an illustration of the "primitive" images of the Harlem Renaissance.
History of the revue that brought Josephine Baker to Paris, La Revue Nègre.
Three portraits by the noted photographer Carl Van Vechten.
Lyrics for a song about baker by Georg Kajanus.
Her home town honors her with a star on the Walk of Fame.