University of London, author of article "Mata Hari Uncovered"
Directs the master’s program in nonfiction creative writing at the University of London; author of a recent article “Mata Hari Uncovered” on Aeon.
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Julie Wheelwright
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Exotic dancer, actress, WWI spy: Who was Mata Hari? The notorious World War I spy Mata Hari was executed 100 years ago for being a double agent. But was she? New scholarship casts doubts on the lore surrounding Mata Hari, whether she was really a spy and a wily seducer of men. An exhibition devoted to her opens this weekend at the Fries Museum in her hometown in Holland. Last year, the Dutch National Ballet put on a production based on her life.
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