Femme Fatale

Pat Shipman talked about her book Femme Fatale: Love, Lies, and the Unknown Life of Mata Hari, published by William Morrow. The book profile… read more

Pat Shipman talked about her book Femme Fatale: Love, Lies, and the Unknown Life of Mata Hari, published by William Morrow. The book profiles the life of Margaretha Zelle who fled her Dutch upbringing and arrived in Paris in 1903 recast as Mata Hari, dancer and later accused spy. Throughout World War I Mata Hari became renowned for her performances and became entangled in a web of espionage. Ms. Shipman argues that she was a naive scapegoat. She read excertps from the book. close

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Femme Fatale

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Program ID:
201072-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
First Aired:
Oct 06, 2007 | 2:05pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Oct 14, 2012 | 6:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

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  • Oct 06, 2007 | 2:05pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Oct 07, 2007 | 2:01am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Dec 31, 2007 | 12:56pm EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 03, 2009 | 7:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Jul 04, 2009 | 7:01am EDT | C-SPAN 2
  • Oct 14, 2012 | 6:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
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