Josephine Baker's Monologue

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Josephine Baker's Monologue I’m Freda Josephine Baker born to Carrie McDonald and Eddie Carson on June 3rd, 1906, in St. Louis, Missouri, but most of you may know me as Josephine Baker. At the age of 12 I dropped out of school to become an entertainer, yes yes, I remember it like it was yesterday, I was young and ready to become a star. I grew up cleaning houses and babysitting for white families, and they always reminded me “be sure not to kiss the baby”. When I was 13, I got a waitressing job at the Chauffeur’s Club, which was where I met my first husband, our marriage was very brief; I had never hesitated to leave anyone, never depended on any man for anything, that’s for sure. I was married five times, never again never again, I keep telling myself, hah hah I make myself laugh, but then again I did get lots of things from them. I gained French citizenship from one of my husbands, another one of my husbands helped to raise my 12 adopted children, and I kept my last name of my 2nd husband, Willie Baker. I never had children of my own instead I adopted twelve child...

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