American Women Who Found Freedom and Fame: Paris in the 1920s

The American women who moved to Paris in the early part of the 20th century traveled there to change their lives, but they also changed the world. Among them were artists, writers, entertainers, and even rich society women who all had one thing in common: they sought freedom from traditional female roles and wanted to express themselves without society’s restraints. In doing so they found fame and fortune and are still impacting our world today. Learn the complex and fascinating stories of Gertrude Stein, Josephine Baker, Isadora Duncan, among many others. Learn how history shaped their lives and how they, in turn, shaped history.  As a supplement to this course, ILR has planned a bus trip to the National Portrait Gallery to view the “Brilliant Exiles: American Women in Paris, 1900-1939” display running through February 23, 2025. Please see LIR882 for information on how to sign up for the bus trip.