They left their mark in history.
So many odes sung by women that changed the world for the better, which has reached heights in social, academic field, and these women are certainly worthy of remembrance and glorification of their actions… But history remembers also to the other ladies!
Ladies who did not differ exemplary behavior, behaved scandalously and contemptuously, and did not want to know what the consequences will be the result of their recklessness.
We invite you to become acquainted with such personalities as…
Betty Paige
Betty was an American model, pin-up, 1950-ies it became known as the “Queen of pin-up”. Besides the fact that she was one of the first models in Playboy magazine (as well as miss January 1955), Bettie page was known for a penchant for sadomasochism. At the time this caused uproar in the public. Betty was the first model who posed in the style of sado-Mazo, moreover, it is believed that it was the forerunner of the sexual revolution of the 1960s.
Bonnie Parker
Together with his lover Clyde, Bonnie an average farm notorious criminal couple in the USA. They hunted during the great Depression in America. Well, maybe Bonnie didn’t shoot people during robberies, but thanks to this picture with a gun in his hand and a cigar in his mouth, she caused quite a flurry of indignation among the people. Then it was simply unthinkable behavior for women. Not to mention the fact that Bonnie and the Treasure has not been officially painted, and for people in those days it was an additional reason for gossip.
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette
Known simply as Colette, she was a French writer in the first half of the twentieth century. Colette had many lovers — both men and women, including Mathilde de Morny, with whom he performed at show at the Moulin Rouge. Their show closed after they are on stage passionately kissed. Later, among her numerous lovers were her adopted son Bertrand de Jouvenel, who at the time of their affair was only 16 years old, while her — far beyond 40.
Cleopatra
Legendary last Empress of Egypt is famous because of its power of attraction and violence. Cleopatra knew how to use intimate relationship to get what she wanted. To become the mistress of Caesar, brought her to his chambers, wrapped in a Persian carpet as an expensive gift. She later became the mistress of Mark Antony, since only he had the money to maintain an army.
As soon as his money was melting, and the war didn’t stop, Cleopatra tried to save themselves and their children. Preparing for the inevitable meeting with the enemy, she tried to figure out what poison brings quick death to use it against enemies. For their experiments, she used the inmates. The enemy was advancing, and fear Cleopatra increased. When one of the commanders surrendered the fortress, Cleopatra ruthlessly executed his wife and children.
Wallis Simpson
Wallis Simpson was American, became the wife of the Duke Vizzaccaro, the former king Edward VIII. It was her third marriage, and when she just began a relationship with Edward VIII, it caused a huge scandal. The heir to the throne ought not to marry a resident of another country, and even divorced twice. But an even greater shock befell the audience when Edward VIII abdicated the British throne to marry Wallis. Later, when the war began, she was suspected of sympathy to the Nazis. However, as well as her husband.
Joanna Hiffernan
Irish, Joanna was a model and Muse to many creative people of the nineteenth century. At that time her relations without official registration by the American artist James Whistler was already a cause for gossip and resentment. But the real shock befell the audience when she began to pose Nude for a friend of James French artist Gustave Courbet. It is also believed that Joanna was the inspiration for a very scandalous painting by Courbet, “the Origin of the world” (L’origine du monde”), which today is causing a lot of gossip.
Luisa Casati
Luisa Casati was considered a Muse and patron of the fine arts in Italy. It has inspired writers, artists, fashion designers and film Directors. She walked with cheetahs on a leash, while dressed in a fur coat right on top of the naked body. She wore snakes as necklaces. Was she a crazy party with naked waiters, covered in gold dust. For the life of Louise was written more than 130 portraits of her, she inspired Jean Cocteau, Jack Kerouac and Pablo Picasso. As she often said, “I want to become a living work of art” — and it has certainly made.
Lady Godiva
Godiva was a Countess in the eleventh century, who became famous after her trip naked in the streets. According to legend, Lady Godiva sympathized with the common people, oppressed by exorbitant taxes, which they levied on her husband. One day, being drunk at the party, he said that he can reduce taxes, but only if she would ride naked through the city. He was sure that conscience and shame would never let her do it. However, she really did. All she could cover during this procession, was her long hair. According to legend, the inhabitants of the city imbued with the dedication Godiva and on the appointed day they sat at home with the shutters closed, so as not to embarrass the Countess.
Evelyn Nesbit
Evelyn Nesbit was an actress and model for painters and photographers. She was a very attractive woman, but in people’s memory, she remained as beautiful, and as an accomplice of the killer. She had a romance with 47-year-old Standardom white when she was only 16 years old. But married another for Harry Thaw, a drug addict, prone to violence. One day, out of a sense of jealousy killed Harry Stanford three times shot him in the face. The thing about this murder was dealt with a long and controversial: it is revised twice, Evelyn Nesbit several times changed his testimony, and in the end Harry found insane at the time of the murder and got away with it.
Mary I
The Queen of England and Ireland, who ruled from July 1553 until her death in 1558. Being committed to the Catholic faith, Queen Mary I extremely liked the presence of the Protestants in her country. In the five years of his reign, she killed more than 280 Protestants, burning their demonstration in Central London.
