She married two princes, loved many women, and sponsored some of the world's greatest music.
Singer's love life was inventive, active, even cruel -- and along the way, she challenged nearly every stricture society had.
Singer's other, more socially acceptable passion was music, and she was in a position to meet, encourage, and sponsor many of the finest composers of her day.
Royals, artists, socialites, industrialists -- she knew them all.
Singer's fortune continues to work for the causes of music and science.
Sources of information on Singer, her environment, and her impact.
What people ate in fin-de-siecle Paris. Truffled pineapple salad, anyone?