Josephine Baker

By Damoni King

  • Freda Josephine's (Josephine Baker) Birthday

  • Marries and divorces Willie Wells at 13 years old joins the Jones Family Band Stage at the Booker T. Washington theatre in Saint Louis

  • Joins the Jones Family Band Stage at the Booker T. Washington theatre in Saint Louis

  • Dressed for Clara Smith in the Dixie Steppers at 14

  • Marries Will Baker at 14

  • In Philadelphia joined the Dixie Steppers in Chorus Girl at 15

  • Joined the Shuffle Along in Boston at 16

  • Joined the Caroline Dudley's troope at 17

  • She went to France at 19

  • She met Pepito Abatino at 20

  • Opened up Chez Josephine at 20

  • In Pigalle starred in The Tropiques at 21

  • Period: to

    The World Tour opened at the Casino in Paris

  • Became a French citizen at 31 and Married Jean Lion

  • At 34 she appeared in The Créole,

  • she was awarded the Croix in Guerre and the Légion d'Honneur.

  • She divorced Lion and in World War II she became a Red Cross nurse.

  • Married Jo Bouillon at 41

  • At 44 she adopted orphaned babies at her estate of Milandes, in the Dordogne.

  • she separated with Bouillon at 51

  • At 57 took part in the Civil Rights march in Washington.

  • she marries Robert Brady at 67

  • She died at 69