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Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Nina Simone
Born: February 21, 1933
Died: April 21, 2003 (aged 70)
Bio: Nina Simone was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger, and civil rights activist who worked in a broad range of musical styles including classical, jazz, blues, folk, R&B, gospel, and pop.
Known for:
- I Put a Spell on You (1965)
- Here Comes the Sun (1971)
- The Very Best of Nina Simone
- High Priestess of Soul (1967)
- The Philips Years
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