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Josephine Baker
Josephine Baker: African American exotic dancer, international star, jazz singer, erotic entertainer.
About Josephine Baker
From your About Guide to Women's History, biographical information and links to other Baker resources and related topics on this site.
Josephine Baker Picture Gallery
Images of Josephine Baker, famous for her exotic dancing in Europe in the 1920s, and later for her part in the French Resistance of World War II and in the American civil rights movement.
Josephine Baker
A biography of Josephine Baker, from the official Josephine Baker web site.
FBI - Freedom of Information Act - Josephine Baker
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.
Harlem Renaissance -- Exotic, Sensual Images
Josephine Baker as an illustration of the "primitive" images of the Harlem Renaissance.
Le Tumulte Noir
History of the revue that brought Josephine Baker to Paris, La Revue Nègre.
Portraits: Carl Van Vechten
Three portraits by the noted photographer Carl Van Vechten.
Lyrics: "Josephine Baker"
Lyrics for a song about baker by Georg Kajanus.
St. Louis Walk of Fame
Her home town honors her with a star on the Walk of Fame.