Born Freda Josephine McDonald in 1906, Baker married William Howard Baker ... By then she had left St. Louis for New York and was already dancing professionally. She performed in “Shuffle ...

In the 50 years since Josephine Baker's death, her unique artistry and life-long civil rights struggle has continued to inspire generations. In Josephine Baker's memoir, "Fearless and Free" — an ...

Baker was born Freda Josephine McDonald on 6 June 1906 in St ... to visitors who could pay to see the children singing, dancing, and playing together. Though it is hard to ignore the voyeuristic ...

The life of Josephine Baker is a dazzling rags to riches story of a musical icon, stage sensation and heroine of the French Resistance who took 20th Century Europe by storm – think Janelle Monae ...