Jill Tweedie
Jill Sheila Tweedie (born May 22, 1936 in Cairo , Egypt , † November 12, 1993 in London , England ) was an influential British feminist , author and broadcaster .
Life
Tweedie went to the independent Croydon High School in Croydon , south London. She is best known for her Letters to a Weak Feminist (1969–1988) column in the Guardian on feminist issues and for her autobiography Eating Children (1993). She succeeded Mary Stott as the main columnist on the Guardian's women's page. Her easy-going style and left-leaning outlook reflect the spirit of British feminism in the 1970s and 1980s.
In November 2005, she was one of only five women represented in the Press Gazette 's 40-person gallery of most influential British journalists . She was the author of the 1984 BBC sitcom The Fainthearted Feminist . She can be seen in a group portrait in the National Portrait Gallery (NPG6247) with fellow Guardian Women's Page staff , Mary Stott , Polly Toynbee , Posy Simmonds and Liz Forgan .
Private
Tweedie was married three times: in 1954 she married the Hungarian Count Bela Cziraky , with whom she had two children. Another son emerged from a marriage to Bob d'Ancona in 1963 . In 1973 she finally married journalist Alan Brien , who remained her partner until her death from motor neuron disease in 1993.
Publications
- In the name of love. Cape, London 1979 (German edition: The so-called love. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1982, ISBN 3-498-06474-6 ).
- It's only me: pieces from a column. Robson Books, London 1980, ISBN 0-86051-123-5 .
- Bliss. Heinemann, London 1984, ISBN 0-434-79983-1 .
- Jewels. W. Morrow, New York 1984, ISBN 0-688-04181-7 .
- Eating children. Penguin Books, London 1994, ISBN 0-14-017767-1 .
Web links
- Jill Tweedie in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Guardian Research Department: 1975: Guardian columnist Jill Tweedie says sex is boring . In: The Guardian . June 2, 2011, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed November 22, 2019]).
- ^ Jill Tweedie, as Writer: 1984, The Fainthearted Feminist. BBC Guide to Comedy ( Memento of December 26, 2004 on the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ The fainthearted Feminist, UK, BBC sitcom, Color, 1984. BBC Guide to Comedy ( Memento of 9 December 2004 at the Internet Archive ).
- ↑ Liz Forgan: For the love of a faint hearted feminist . In: The Guardian . April 18, 2000, ISSN 0261-3077 ( theguardian.com [accessed November 22, 2019]).
- ↑ Obituary: Jill Tweedie. November 13, 1993, accessed November 22, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tweedie, Jill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tweedie, Jill Sheila (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British feminist, author and broadcaster |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 22, 1936 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cairo , Egypt |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 12, 1993 |
| Place of death | London , England |