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Yvonne George, the Glossary

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Yvonne de Knops (1896 in Brussels – 1930 in Genoa), better known by her stage name Yvonne George, was a Belgian singer, feminist and actress.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 18 relations: Barbara (singer), Brussels, Cabaret, Chanson réaliste, Erik Satie, Feminism, Genoa, Interwar period, Je te veux, Jean Cocteau, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Obscenity, Olympia (Paris), Opium, Realism (theatre), Robert Desnos, Tuberculosis, Women's rights.

  2. 20th-century Belgian women singers
  3. Belgian feminists

Barbara (singer)

Monique Andrée Serf (9 June 1930 – 24 November 1997), known as Barbara, was a French singer.

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Brussels

Brussels (Bruxelles,; Brussel), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest), is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium.

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Cabaret

Cabaret is a form of theatrical entertainment featuring music, song, dance, recitation, or drama.

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Chanson réaliste

Chanson réaliste (realist song) refers to a style of music performed in France primarily from the 1880s until the end of World War II.

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Erik Satie

Eric Alfred Leslie Satie (17 May 18661 July 1925), who signed his name Erik Satie after 1884, was a French composer and pianist.

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Feminism

Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes.

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Genoa

Genoa (Genova,; Zêna) is a city in and the capital of the Italian region of Liguria, and the sixth-largest city in Italy.

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Interwar period

In the history of the 20th century, the interwar period (or interbellum) lasted from 11November 1918 to 1September 1939 (20years, 9months, 21days) – from the end of World War I (WWI) to the beginning of World War II (WWII).

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Je te veux

Je te veux (I Want You) is a sung waltz, or valse chantée, by Erik Satie to erotic lyrics by Henry Pacory.

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Jean Cocteau

Jean Maurice Eugène Clément Cocteau (5 July 1889 – 11 October 1963) was a French poet, playwright, novelist, designer, film director, visual artist and critic.

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Neuilly-sur-Seine

Neuilly-sur-Seine ('Neuilly-on-Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is an urban commune in the Hauts-de-Seine department just west of Paris in France.

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Obscenity

An obscenity is any utterance or act that strongly offends the prevalent morality of the time.

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Olympia (Paris)

The Olympia (commonly known as L'Olympia or in the English-speaking world as Olympia Hall) is a concert venue in the 9th arrondissement of Paris, France, located at 28 Boulevard des Capucines, equally distancing Madeleine church and Opéra Garnier, north of Vendôme square.

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Opium

Opium (or poppy tears, scientific name: Lachryma papaveris) is dried latex obtained from the seed capsules of the opium poppy Papaver somniferum.

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Realism (theatre)

Realism in the theatre was a general movement that began in 19th-century theatre, around the 1870s, and remained present through much of the 20th century.

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Robert Desnos

Robert Desnos (4 July 1900 – 8 June 1945) was a French poet who played a key role in the Surrealist movement.

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Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB), also known colloquially as the "white death", or historically as consumption, is an infectious disease usually caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) bacteria.

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Women's rights

Women's rights are the rights and entitlements claimed for women and girls worldwide.

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See also

20th-century Belgian women singers

Belgian feminists

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_George

Also known as Yvonne de Knops.