Giant black-and-white photos of Mata Hari wearing her barely-there, bejewelled costumes hang on the walls of the Fries Museum in northern Leeuwarden, the town where she was born as Margaretha ...

Mata Hari, who was born Margaretha Geertruida Zelle, was executed Oct. 15, 1917, after being convicted of spying for Germany during World War One. (The Associated Press) ...

For the past 100 years, Mata Hari has been revered as the ultimate femme fatale – the seductive, glamorous exotic dancer who spied for the Germans during World War I and caused the deaths of ...

Revisiting the Myth of Mata Hari, From Sultry Spy to Government Scapegoat One hundred years after her death, a new exhibit is putting the spotlight on the dancer’s life and legacy ...

Mata Hari is a name that conjures images of mystery, seduction, and intrigue, emblematic of the complex roles she played as a dancer, courtesan, and alleged spy during World War I. Born Margaretha ...