Julie d’Aubigny

This KICK-ARSE 17th century French woman started her own fight club for lols, seduced and bedded more men and women than Casanova (and was probs better at it too), got busted for grave-robbing and arson AND was a famous opera singer. Otherwise known as Mademoiselle Maupin, this is the kind of woman we should be learning about in history class.

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We give you Just The Gist, but if you want more, there’s this:

A comprehensive written account of the life of La Maupin with good footnotes that help provide context https://www.eldacur.com/~brons/Maupin/LaMaupin.html 

An even more comprehensive article https://www.encyclopedia.com/women/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/maupin-daubigny-c-1670-1707 

For those who prefer listicles to big slabs of text, here's one https://www.factinate.com/people/facts-julie-daubigny/ 

An author called Kelly Gardiner wrote a novel inspired by La Maupin called "Goddess" - you can buy the paperback here https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9780732298883/goddess/ or track down the ebook version.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.