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WOMEN IN HISTORY
By Nella DeCesare
L
e barren and in constant pain from a deadly bus crash as a
teenager, Frida K ahlo endured a lifetime of health problems,
but was able to channel her pain and struggles into thought-
provok ing artwork . Her hallmark, intense and vibrant
self-portraits of a woman whose angst and suffering was
captured on canvas, makes her one of the most notable feminist icons for
her realistic portrayals of the female body and form.
Frida Kahlo
(July 6, 1907 – July 13, 1954)
Artist. Activist. Provocateur
