The Resume

(October 21, 1876-February 1, 1972)
Born in Dayton, Ohio
Host of a literary salon in Paris
Wrote 'Some Portrait-Sonnets of Women' (1900), 'Five Short Greek Dialogues' (1901), 'Acts and Interludes' (1910), 'Poems and Poemes' (1920), 'Indiscreet Memories' (1960) and 'Traits and Portraits' (1963)
Inspired characters in Liane de Pougy's 'Sapphic Idyll' and Radclyffe Hall's 'The Well of Loneliness'

Why she might be annoying:

She was an opponent of monogamy.
She was a supporter of fascist Italy.
Although she was 1/8 Jewish, her unpublished memoir featured anti-Semitic sentiment and approval of Hitler's speeches.
She was an open lesbian as early as 1900.
She was an American who spent most of her life in Paris.

Why she might not be annoying:

She was an inspiration to writers like Remy de Gourmont and Truman Capote.
She was a feminist and pacifist.
She inspired the most famous lesbian novel of the 20th century.
She helped a Jewish couple escape fascist Italy, financing their passage to America.
She said, 'My queerness is not a vice, is not deliberate, and harms no one.'

Credit: Jack Magic

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 20th Century Poets
• I Died in 1972 (Ranked: 95)
• I Probably Banged Mata Hari
• Jack Magic's Profiles [Series 06]
• Lesbians
• Poets
• Profiles 29501-29750 (Ranked: 29570)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 63 Votes: 42.86% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 15 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 10 Votes: 90.0% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 56 Votes: 62.50% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying