Fascinating Women: Liane de Pougy
byLiane de Pougy was a member of what was known as Les Grandes Horizontales–and was the most infamous of them all. During France’s Belle…
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The Negro Exhibit at the 1900 Paris Exposition
byA major development of the nineteenth century was the emergence of world’s fairs, all of which served to entertain visitors and impress them with…
The Paris Flood of 1910
byOne hundred years ago, the “gayest city in the world” was drenched with water. The Seine river had risen many times before, but it…