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Circa 1900, Lina Cavalieri embodied Italian glamour. She was born Natalia Cavalieri in Viterbo on 25 December 1874. She grew up in Rome amid hardship. She sang in café-chantants by the 1890s. By circa 1898, she appeared at the Folies Bergère in Paris. Her beauty drew painters, photographers, and journalists. In 1900, she debuted at the Opéra-Comique in Paris. She trained seriously as a soprano. Critics noted her limited range but striking presence. She performed in Saint Petersburg and Monte Car

"Josephine Baker and her third husband, French industrialist Jean Lion, are photographed dancing at a Parisian nightclub shortly after their wedding in November 1937. Their union marked a pivotal moment in Baker’s life, as it granted her French citizenship—an identity she would fiercely embrace for the rest of her life. The celebration took place in the heart of Paris, where the couple moved freely among the city's vibrant jazz circles and bohemian elite. By this point, Baker had already become