TL;DL: Sarah Bernhardt

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Welcome to this week’s Too Long; Didn’t Listen. These little recaps are intended to contain all the highlights of full episodes in case you need a little refresher. If you are a teacher or student using these as review/notes, please let me know—I love to give discounts to educators and students.

This week, Niko has covered Sarah Bernhardt. If you’d like to listen to the full episode, you can do that right here:

Childhood

• Probably born in Paris on October 22, 1844 under the name Henriette-Rosine. Her mother, Julie Bernhardt, was a young, Jewish courtesan. Her father was unknown and rumored to be a young naval officer named Morel, from Le Havre. Bernhardt’s mother did not take an active role in her growth and sent her to live with a nurse in the Breton countryside.