Naomi Mitchison (Paperback)

Jill Benton

ISBN 10: 0044408625 / ISBN 13: 9780044408628

Published by Rivers Oram Press, London, 1992

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Paperback. Naomi Mitchison's adventures span the 20th century. This is the story of how she integrated her public and creative life as a prominent author and political activist with her private and intimate life as a woman. Brought up to be an Edwardian lady, she became a feminist and socialist maverick in the late twenties. Together with her husband Dick Mitchison, Labour MP then Lord, she explored the by-ways of what is now called an "open" marriage. She has published more than 80 books which include science fiction, books about Botswana which were banned in South Africa, children's stories, women's quest novels set in ancient civilizations, and Scottish novels merging Celtic myth and socialism. She has also fought for sexual rights for women, for Birmingham's industrial poor, Highland farmers and fishermen, and for the Bakgatla, a tribe living on the fringe of the Kalahari desert in South Africa. This is the story of Naomi Mitchison, whose adventures span much of the 20th century. She is a prominent author, having published over 80 books, and also a political activist, having fought for the sexual rights of women, for Birmingham's industrial poor, and for the Bakgatla in Africa. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Naomi Mitchison (Paperback)
• Publisher: Rivers Oram Press, London
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0044408625
• ISBN 13: 9780044408628
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Naomi Mitchison's adventures span the 20th century. This is the story of how she integrated her public and creative life as a prominent author and political activist with her private and intimate life as a woman. Brought up to be an Edwardian lady, she became a feminist and socialist maverick in the late twenties. Together with her husband Dick Mitchison, Labour MP then Lord, she explored the by-ways of what is now called an open marriage.