All-Night Party: The Women of Bohemian Greenwich Village and Harlem, 1913-1930

They were smart. Sassy. Daring. Exotic. Eclectic. Sexy. And influential. One could call them the first divas—and they ran absolutely wild. They were poets, actresses, singers, artists, journalists, publishers, baronesses, and benefactresses. They were thinkers and they were drinkers. They eschewed the social conventions expected of them—to be wives and mothers—and decided to live on their own terms. In the process, they became the voices of a new, fierce feminine spirit.

There's Mina Loy, a ...