Cleo de Merode. Image via Wikipedia.com

The Celebrity’s Hairdo That Almost Caused A Strike That Would Have Crippled A Country’s Telephones

French dancer Cleo de Merode, possibly the first modern celebrity, nearly caused a massive strike in Sweden because of her appearance

Andrew Martin
3 min readMay 4, 2024

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Andrew Martin

Dabbler in history, investing & writing. Master’s degree in baseball history. Passionate about history, diversity, culture, sports, investing and crypto.