There Was No Them There (An Autobiography of Stella F Duffy)
Stella Duffy on growing up as a lesbian in New Zealand in the 1960s and 70s, and considers what the 40-year expatriate 'marriage' of Gertrude Stein and Alice B Toklas means to her.
A heartfelt meditation on the (in)visibilty of gay women.
Writer and theatremaker Stella Duffy describes growing up lesbian in New Zealand in the 60s and 70s and considers what the 40 year expatriate 'marriage' of novelist, poet and playwright Gertrude Stein and Alice B Toklas, author of The Alice B Toklas Cookbook, means to her.
Part of Gay Britannia, a season of programming marking the 50th anniversary of The Sexual Offences Act 1967, which partially decriminalised homosexual acts that took place in private between two men over the age of 21.
Writer: Stella Duffy
Reader: Stella Duffy
Producer: Simon Richardson.
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"As women our sexualities are still hidden or ignored."
Duration: 00:58
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- Tue 11 Jul 2017 22:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
- Tue 9 Oct 2018 22:45Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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