Marie Taglioni (1804-1884) was the dancer whose career created the Cult of the Ballerina. She was so beloved, some of her fans once bought, seasoned and ate a pair of her ballet slippers.
Amy Lowell (1874-1925) was a diva of poetic verse. She wrote more than 650 poems during her brief career, including some of the most vivid odes to lesbian love of her generation.