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On BBC Sounds: Jackie Kay talks to John Wilson about her childhood in Glasgow as the mixed-race, adopted daughter of a loving couple.

Jackie first introduction to performance & theatre were the parties her parents hosted to raise money for the Communist Party.

Growing up in Glasgow in the 60s & 70s, Jackie had very few Black role models & took inspiration from the works of Audre Lorde & Angela Davis.

BBC Radio 4 - This Cultural Life, Jackie Kay

On BBC Sounds: Jackie Kay talks to John Wilson about her childhood in Glasgow as the mixed-race, adopted daughter of a loving couple.

Jackie first introduction to performance & theatre were the parties her parents hosted to raise money for the Communist Party.

Growing up in Glasgow in the 60s & 70s, Jackie had very few Black role models & took inspiration from the works of Audre Lorde & Angela Davis.

BBC Radio 4 - This Cultural Life, Jackie Kay

TO BASTE. To beat. I'll give him his bastings, I'll beat him heartily.

A selection from Francis Grose’s “Dictionary Of The Vulgar Tongue” (1785)

Christine de Pizan: Europe’s First Professional Female Writer

Christine used her pen to make a living at the French court, but even more pointedly, she used it to argue the value of educated women.

By: Emily Zarevich

Books by Christine, de Pisan (sorted by popularity)

Christine de Pizan: Europe’s First Professional Female Writer - JSTOR Daily