DECLARATION FOR MISTRESSES - Being Inspired

"I take inspiration from those mistresses who have come before me and lived well. Their lives were unconventional - and so is mine!"  

These women (and sometimes men) lived in different times and circumstances, some more accepting of mistresses and some less accepting. We know about most of them because they were exceptional. Certainly not all mistresses were or are exceptional. These mistresses can also be seen as the very few who are known.