Nancy Cunard: A Rebel With A Cause That Harlem Embraced
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By HWM Nancy Cunard was born in 1896 into immense privilege as the heir to the vast Cunard shipping fortune. But her childhood was far from idyllic. Her mother, the formidable Lady Maud Cunard, despised childbirth and child-rearing, having Nancy only because she felt obligated to produce an heir. This maternal disdain left deep psychological…
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