Despite the odds, one woman refused to let the Nazis decide her fate.
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Opera singer. Duelist. Saucy girl. Julie d’Aubigny always got the job done.
Julie, also known as Mademoiselle Maupin or La Maupin, was an opera singer in the 17th century. We don’t know much about her for certain, but her career and lifestyle was certainly entertaining. During her lifetime, rumors and colorful stories about her made their way into many gossip mills around France.
The following is all true as best as we can tell, but it sure is one hell of a story.
Formula One legend Juan Manuel Fangio once told her, You go too fast, you take too many risks,” but Maria Teresa de Filippis was fearless and determined to race.
Ana Orantes (Spanish) never got the chance to live her life as free as she wanted, but her death sparked an outcry that changed the laws of Spain.
She was one of the most promising writers to come out of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance, but died alone in obscurity. Her writings today are being revisited as they delve into the idea of race and sexuality in the black community.
