Literary Fun Fact of the Day (Halloween Edition!): Guess which famous feminist writer is in this pic
Literary Fun Fact of the Day (Halloween Edition!): Guess which famous feminist writer is in this picture? Can’t tell? It’s Virginia Woolf! On Feb 7, 1910, she and 5 friends boarded the pride of the British Royal Navy, the HMS Dreadnought, dressed in blackface and outlandish stage costumes. In what became known as “The Dreadnought Hoax,” the six convinced the Dreadnought’s officers that they were the “Emperor of Abyssinia” (now Ethiopia) and his entourage, and they were received with high honors. So Virginia Woolf fooled the military. Uh, who knew she was so hardcore? Note: Do not try this costume at home. It’s kinda racist. -- source link
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