Tuesday, March 14, 2006

Thigh Pain From Perimenopause

Oh-la-lala, oh-Lalay ... I admire this woman *.*.

Freda Josephine Carson was born in St. Louis, Missouri on June 3, 1906, within the family of Eddie Carson, who was a vaudeville drummer and Carrie McDonald, a laundress.

Soon, Eddie left his family and the mother of Josephine married Arthur Martin, an unemployed man, so the family's financial situation would not be the best for long. Thus, Josephine left school and spent his childhood working as a maid and nanny to help subsitencia your household, which was expanded by two sisters and a brother. Furthermore, as any black personto at the time, was the victim of tough situations of racism.

At thirteen years, this young man worked as a waitress at The Old Chauffeur's Club, where she met her first husband who for a short time, Willie Wells. Used to work as a child, Josephine never depended on their male partners financially, so that nothing stood in their pursuit of happiness. In 1921, he married a second time with Willie Baker, who is also divorced, but kept his surname.

Upon reaching the age of sixteen, became a dancer and joined a dance troupe of Philadelphia andtraveled with The Jones Family Band and The Dixie Steppers , but at first was rejected as an artist regarded as the clumsy and too dark. In 1923, he managed to join the chorus of The Dixie Steppers representing the musical comedy Shuffle Along of Sissle and Blake , and moved to New York. Achieved soon appear on Broadway in the show Chocolate Dandies . Similarly, performed at the Plantation Club and Cotton Club in Harlem.

Then in 1925, and before the nineteen years, tralara showgirl in Paris as "The Reveu Black", which shine with their routine Danse Sauvage. Her first appearance in the city of lights was on October 2, 1925 on the theater scene Music-Hall of Champs Elises where he danced wearing only a belt made of bananas. With her talent and beauty, moments Josephine won the Parisian public, hungry for exoticism, and in just three months and got a first role in La Folie du Jour at the theater Folies Bergère and reached stardom.

1927, was the highest paid entertainer of all Europe and rivaled Gloria Swanson and Mary Pickford to be the most photographed woman of allber back to Europe, despised by his own people and unwelcome criticism from several U.S. priódicos.

Josephine was not only outrageous on stage. She loved pets and so came to have a leopard, a chimpanzee, a snake, a pig, a goat, a parrot, a parakeet, several fish, three cats and seven dogs.

In 1937, grateful to the French public acceptance, acquired French citizenship and married a third time with Jean Lion, of who will divorce the same way. He also participated in World War II entertainment siviendo Allied troops and was thus awarded the Cross of Lorraine, in gold. Crok

Club New York rejected a battle started in journalism, so the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chose May 20 as a day of Josephine Baker in recognition of their efforts. star divorced again, and America found a close friendship with the artist Robert Brady. Never legally married but lived together, and in 1973 staged a symbolic ceremony which were attached to the end of his days. Few people knew this because he feared the ridculizaran Josephine and not taken seriously it was crucial for her.

same GLor Carneguie was presented at the Hall, and although I had fears about their past experiences, this time it was applauded by an audience very afetuoso and excited. The situation was more than satisfactory for her, it was finally accepted truths by their own people. The April 8, 1975, this valuable and courageous woman of sixty-eight years he made a special presentation at the Bobino Theater in Paris to celebrate fifty years of his career. Among the large audience were personalities such as Princess Grace of Monaco and Sophia Loren.

few days later, the legend came to an end, as Josephine slipped into a coma and died andl April 12 by a cerebral hemorrhage. The funeral procession that paraded through the streets of Paris was enormous. Josephine Baker was the first American woman to whom he gave full military honors in France. She was buried in Monaco.

How brave, how beautiful ... omg.

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