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allowed Edmonia to maintain intimate relationships with European women. Known for sporting “her own androgynous dress,” Edmonia was part of a lesbian artists collective in Rome. She breached racial and sexual boundaries in her life and art, and was renowned for her provocative marble statues. Edmonia Lewis would become the first Black woman to receive widespread, international acclaim in the fine arts.
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Daina Ramey Berry (A Black Women's History of the United States (REVISIONING HISTORY Book 5))