Iseult Gonne (6 August 1894 – 22 March 1954) was conceived in the mausoleum of her late brother in an attempt by her parents to reincarnate their dead, still adored infant son.
Iseult Gonne
Posts Tagged: UK
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A Taste Of Honey
Shelagh Delaney was eighteen years old when she wrote A Taste of Honey (1958), a groundbreaking play that talked about the social issues of the British working class and feminist cultural movements.
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Magdalene Laundries
The Magdalene Laundries were convents for “fallen women” all over Britain, Europe, America, Canada and Australia — the first of which was founded in 1765 in Dublin, Ireland.
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Rave Rave Rave!
above: a rave flyer from San Francisco, early 1990s.
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Eton Boys
httpv://youtu.be/r75ajf6UEhU
A documentary on the day in the life of an Eton College boy circa 1991.
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Shocking Pink
Shocking Pink was a feminist zine put out by a collective of young women in London.
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Thamesmead Teens
In 1976, George Plemper took a position teaching science at a school in Thamesmead, London.
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Blitz Kids
The Blitz Kids were a band of sexually ambiguous characters that frequented the Blitz nightclub in the early 1980s.
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Street Style
Nowadays, according to Ted Polhemus, cutting edge street-style is defined by individuality and pastiche.
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Pattern Fashion
Back in the day most teenage girls knew how to sew (and well).