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Amazons of Paris

Viral photographs of an enigmatic Belle Epoque horsewoman set me hunting through archives and circuses from St Petersburg to Paris to uncover the lives of women who were artistes, survivors, and scapegoats of the nineteenth century.

Newsletter · By Susanna Forrest · Official site

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Sep 29, 2026
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  1. Issue · Sep 29, 2026

    Own Your Own Amazon aka Snakes on a Plain (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="2067" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!y9GS!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fad2ade02-3352-479f-b803-3908b173f66a_4096x5814.

  2. Issue · Sep 9, 2026

    Choose the Real (opens the original)

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    <img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="940" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!rMgy!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F4c97831c-8f3c-4ba2-b151-4d20b06f1622_1468x948.png"

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