Let those who love me follow me'Cora Pearl, on being the very first person to dye her hair red in 1864

I have never deceived anyone, for I have never belonged to anyone. My independence was all my wealth: I have known no other happiness.

A courtesan would receive years of training in literature, etiquette, dance and music before she was

allowed to make her first public appearance. Courtesans have played quite a huge role in enriching

our country’s traditions in music and art, you know. And sexuality – that too was considered an art,

an ancient art…”

What did it mean for the courtesans to have to make themselves available to the colonizer? To lay

their bodies open to sex, to medical inspection, to laws? And all this to keep the military virile and

marching towards the expansion of Empire! What happened to the women afterwards, that’s what I

want to know! In fact, I don’t think it was very different from slavery in America – Black women

eroticized, abused, discarded. No, the real story must have been far, far worse. Before the British,

after the British.

I'm not that fashion-conscious. A lot of times, when women are appearing to be so perfect, it's because they're a mess underneath.

And if he cannot answer those questions in a way that demonstrates that he in fact does support women and women's health and safety, then we will need to oppose him down the road,

I don't think women should look like costumes. I don't think they should look like fashion victims. I think these (clothes) are for women that want to look sexy. They want to look smart.