Josephine Baker By Jennifer A

TABLE OF CONTETS

• Born
• Early age
• Famous for dancing singing
• Civil rights
• World War Two
• Death

Do you know a hard working women that would work just to help out someone. Well Josephine baker was one of those women who fought through obstacles . So we should always honor those women.

• Do you know a hard working women that would work just to help out someone. Well Josephine Baker was one of those women who fought through obstacles. So we should always have respect for those women.

Freda Josephine McDonald was born on June 3 1906 in Saint Louis Missouri. But changed her named to simply Josephine baker .
*The Official Josephine Baker Website."

• Freda Josephine McDonald was born on June 3 1906 in Saint Louis Missouri. But changed her named to simply Josephine baker .
• The Official Josephine Baker Website."

EARLY AGE

• Josephine was a hard working girl because when she was little her dad left her and her mom. So she wanted to help out her mom so she would take care of kids from white rich people and also would clean houses. At age 13 she moved out of her house to work at a bar as a waitress.
• JOSEPHINE BAKER." The New York Times.

FAMOUS FOR DANCING & SINGING

• It was also around this time that Josephine first took up dancing, honing her skills both in clubs and in street performances, and by 1919 she was touring the United States with the Jones Family Band and the Dixie Steppers performing comedic skits. In 1921, Josephine married a man named Willie Baker, whose name she would keep for the rest of her life despite their divorce years later. In 1923, Baker landed a role in the musical Shuffle Along which made her popular.
• Baker, Jean-claude. "MY JOSEPHINE BAKER." The New York Times.

CIVIL Rights

• This belief in equality and integration was her guiding principle throughout her life and was reflected in her own family. She adopted twelve children from various nationalities and often referred to her family as the Rainbow Tribe. By practicing what she preached, she aimed to prove to the world that children from different races and religions could be brothers and sisters. In 1963, she participated in the March on Washington, where Martin Luther King gave his famous I Have a Dream speech. She was the only woman to speak to the 20,000 people who turned up that day, telling the audience they were like “Salt and pepper. Just what it should be.”
• "Josephine Baker." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television. Web. 25 Apr. 2016.

World War Two hero


During the Second World War, Josephine used her considerable talents to help the war efforts of her adopted country. Not only did she entertain the troops, she aided the French Resistance by passing along secret messages written on her music sheets. She also spent time working as a nurse for the Red Cross and was a sub-lieutenant in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force.

Later, the French government awarded her with the Medal of the Resistance with Rosette and named her a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour for her contribution to the war effort. When she died in 1975 aged 68, she became the first American woman in France to receive a funeral with military honours complete with a twenty-one gun salute, which was attended by over 20,000 of her adoring fans.


*Articles history.com and picture

DEATH

• After beginning her comeback to the stage in 1973, Josephine Baker died of a cerebral hemorrhage on April 12, 1975, and was buried with military honors.
• "Articles on History." Josephine Baker – A French and American Hero.

CONCLUSION

• We should always appreciate those who fight for the rights of people to make a better place and those who want a better future for the family.