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THE INSPIRATION FOR LIBERTY TALKS
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FRÉDÉRIC-AUGUSTE BARTHOLDI
SOJOURNER TRUTH
EMMA LAZARUS
LILLIE DEVEREAUX
EDOUARD DE LABOULAYE
FERDINAND DE LESSOPS
GEORGINA SCHUYLER
JOSEPH PULITZER
JEAN-CHARLES BARTHOLDI
JEANNE-EMÉLIE BAHEUX
Born 25 October 1929, Married around 16
December 1876 in Newport County, Rhode
Island. Unfortunately, most information about
her is in the context of her relationship with
Frédéric Bartholdi.
MARIE SIMON
Born c.1814, white-haired and bearded Simon
was a skilled statue-making artisan. He began
working with Bartholdi around 1871 at about
age 60. He is noted in biographies about
Bartholdi. Unfortunately, information about
the man who actually built the statue is in the
context of Frédéric.
