Radclyffe Hall
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John Radclyffe-Hall, born as Marguerite Antonia Radclyffe-Hall and also known by her pen name Radclyffe Hall, was an English poet and author best known for her novel The Well of Loneliness, a groundbr
Radclyffe Hall c. 1930
Mabel Batten sang to John Singer Sargent as he painted her portrait, around 1897.
1951 cover of The Well of Loneliness
Vault of Mabel Batten and Radclyffe Hall in Highgate Cemetery
Ethel Waters
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Ethel Waters was an American singer and actress. Waters frequently performed jazz, swing, and pop music on the Broadway stage and in concerts. She began her career in the 1920s singing blues. Her nota
Radclyffe Hall
…including her contemporary the novelist E. F. Benson. Hall also was involved in affairs with other women throughout the years, including the actress Ethel Waters. In 1930, Hall received the Gold Medal of the Eichelberger Humane Award. She was a member of the PEN club, the council of the Society for Psychical…
Waters in costume in 1939
Waters performs with Count Basie in Stage Door Canteen (1943)
Waters c. 1945
Waters in 1957