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SHAKESPEARE WAS ACTUALLY A BLACK JEWISH WOMAN, NEW BOOK CLAIMS by Robert Shuman

(Sami Quadri's article appeared in the Standard, 1/28.) Feminist historian identifies Tudor poet Emilia Bassano as true author whose identity was hidden by literary establishment William Shakespeare was a "black Jewish woman" whose work was stolen by a semi-literate businessman, a controversial new book has claimed. Feminist historian Irene Coslet argues the real genius behind the world's most famou…

SOURCE: stagevoices.com at 08:18PM on January 30, 2026

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