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Sarah Bernhardt

The History Chicks : A Women's History Podcast

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'Sarah Bernhard's Leg

She adapted all her plays to accommodate for this disability. To get around, she had a white, carved with gold trim sedan chair built. Within months of her recovery, war broke out. She recited pieces and performed to soldiers in such places as barnes or in the middle of ruined, smoking villages. When she wound up her recitation, two thousand men rose to their feet, cheering.

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