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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Josephine_BakerJosephine Baker - Wikipedia

    Freda Josephine Baker (née McDonald; June 3, 1906 – April 12, 1975), naturalized as Joséphine Baker, was an American-born French dancer, singer and actress. Her career was centered primarily in Europe, mostly in France.

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  3. www.biography.com › artists › josephine-bakerJosephine Baker - Children, Death & Facts - Biography

    Feb 8, 2024 · Josephine Baker was a dancer and singer who became wildly popular in France during the 1920s. She also devoted much of her life to fighting racism.

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  4. www.britannica.com › biography › Josephine-BakerJosephine Baker | Biography, Children, Movies, Banana Skirt, &...

    May 30, 2024 · Josephine Baker (born June 3, 1906, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.—died April 12, 1975, Paris, France) was an American-born French dancer and singer who symbolized the beauty and vitality of Black American culture, which took Paris by storm in the 1920s. Baker grew up fatherless and in poverty.

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  6. www.womenshistory.org › biographies › josephine-bakerJosephine Baker | National Women's History Museum

    Learn about the life and achievements of Josephine Baker, a black American dancer who became a star in France and a spy in World War II. Discover how she fought against segregation and discrimination in the US and abroad.

  7. www.bbc.com › culture › articleJosephine Baker: From exotic dancer to activist - BBC

    Josephine Baker went from homelessness to international fame as a scantily clad performer in Paris to a civil rights pioneer. Joanne Griffith reports.

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    The life of Josephine Baker is a dazzling rags to riches story of a musical icon, stage sensation and heroine of the French Resistance who took 20th Century Europe by storm – think...

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  9. nmaahc.si.edu › josephine-bakerJosephine Baker - National Museum of African American History and...

    Josephine Baker (1906–1975) was an American dancer, singer, actress, and civil rights activist who found fame as an expatriate in Europe. Poster of Josephine Baker advertising her performance at the Strand Theater, 1951.