Mata Hari (born Margaretha Geertruida MacLeod) was a Dutch dancer and courtesan whose name has become a synonym for the seductive female spy. On October 15, 1917, she was shot by the French on charges of spying for Germany during World War I. The nature and extent of her espionage activities remain uncertain, and her guilt is widely contested.
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