Josephine Baker: The Spy In a Banana Skirt
Celebrating Women's History Month with a badass a day.
When you think of Josephine Baker, you might picture her shimmying across a Parisian stage in a banana skirt,1 dazzling the world with her charisma and boundary-pushing performances. But there was a lot more to Baker than her dance moves and signature style. Behind the feathers and rhinestones was a fearless woman who weaponized her fame against fascism,…
