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04-01-2016, 02:02 PM
The dramatic tale of Mata Hari, exotic dancer and **torious WWI spy
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c. 1905
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A courtesan, I admit it. A spy, never! I have always lived for love and pleasure.
Mata Hari
Born in 1876 in the Netherlands, Margaretha Geertruida Zelle married an affluent Dutch Colonial Army captain at the age of 18. In 1897, she moved with him to the island of Java, where they had two children
Her husband was an abusive and resentful *******ic. To distract herself from the unhappiness of her marriage, Zelle buried herself in the study of Indonesian culture and traditions, including dance
The marriage slowly deteriorated, and after returning to the Netherlands, the couple separated in 1902. Zelle moved to Paris, where she found work as a circus equestrian, artist’s model and exotic dancer Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/01/mata-hari/)
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c. 1905
Image: Hulton Archive/Getty Images
A courtesan, I admit it. A spy, never! I have always lived for love and pleasure.
Mata Hari
Born in 1876 in the Netherlands, Margaretha Geertruida Zelle married an affluent Dutch Colonial Army captain at the age of 18. In 1897, she moved with him to the island of Java, where they had two children
Her husband was an abusive and resentful *******ic. To distract herself from the unhappiness of her marriage, Zelle buried herself in the study of Indonesian culture and traditions, including dance
The marriage slowly deteriorated, and after returning to the Netherlands, the couple separated in 1902. Zelle moved to Paris, where she found work as a circus equestrian, artist’s model and exotic dancer Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/01/mata-hari/)
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