As feminists, we are really interested in the female impostors because we want to know more about how Mata Hari could do what she did and what she suffered in order to make this great imposture. Even though she was an impostor, she was still a representative of those females who managed to obtain money and reputation by themselves.
Mata Hari, a spy of Germany, lived in France as a dancer and social butterfly. She was an impostor who provided the information of France to Germany during World War I. With her made-up story, Mata Hari deceived the people in France into thinking that she was a temple dancer, which allowed her performances to win great reputation. After obtaining reputation, she started to blend in with the rich people and the officers in France. Mata Hari benefited from her beautiful appearance and wonderful skills of tufthunting so that she could get military information for Germans. She was accused to be a spy in 1917, which led to her death for committing treason.
The most important thing she could do to succeed was to go to a country where nobody knew her. She didn't have to pretend to be someone. She could be everyone she wanted. The only thing she needed to do was change her name and her life experience. She named herself Mata Hari, which is the name of a dancer from Indian. She moved to Paris, a place where none will know her. Her dance made her become famous in society. She had a lot of fans and some relationships with the military officers and governors. She could get the intelligence easily from the officers and the governors.
One thing that really needed to know was to be a double spy for France and Germany.
It’s so hard to believe that a woman could be a double spy for two countries.
Sources:
The Ultimate Book Of Impostors
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/368879/Mata-Hari
Mata Hari Dutch dancer and spy
Written by: The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica
http://www.crimelibrary.com/terrorists_spies/spies/hari/7.html
Mata Hari BY Denise Noe
Mata Hari, a spy of Germany, lived in France as a dancer and social butterfly. She was an impostor who provided the information of France to Germany during World War I. With her made-up story, Mata Hari deceived the people in France into thinking that she was a temple dancer, which allowed her performances to win great reputation. After obtaining reputation, she started to blend in with the rich people and the officers in France. Mata Hari benefited from her beautiful appearance and wonderful skills of tufthunting so that she could get military information for Germans. She was accused to be a spy in 1917, which led to her death for committing treason.
The most important thing she could do to succeed was to go to a country where nobody knew her. She didn't have to pretend to be someone. She could be everyone she wanted. The only thing she needed to do was change her name and her life experience. She named herself Mata Hari, which is the name of a dancer from Indian. She moved to Paris, a place where none will know her. Her dance made her become famous in society. She had a lot of fans and some relationships with the military officers and governors. She could get the intelligence easily from the officers and the governors.
One thing that really needed to know was to be a double spy for France and Germany.
It’s so hard to believe that a woman could be a double spy for two countries.
Sources:
The Ultimate Book Of Impostors
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/368879/Mata-Hari
Mata Hari Dutch dancer and spy
Written by: The Editors of Encyclopædia Britannica
http://www.crimelibrary.com/terrorists_spies/spies/hari/7.html
Mata Hari BY Denise Noe