| First Name |
Beatrix
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| Last Name |
Campbell
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| Maiden Name |
Barnes
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| Full Name at Birth |
Mary Lorimer Beatrix Barnes
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| Alternative Name |
Mary Lorimer Beatrix Campbell, Ms-Beatrix-Campbell-OBE, Beatrix Barnes, @beatrixcampbell (twitter)
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| Birthday |
3rd February, 1947
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| Birthplace |
Carlisle, Cumbria, England, UK
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| Build |
Slim
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| Eye Color |
Grey
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| Hair Color |
White
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| Distinctive Feature |
Her parents, Jim and Catherine Barnes, were Communist Party members..., "In the early 1970s, I told my mother I had fallen in love with a woman. I was 23, married, and intoxicated with the Women's Liberation Movement"..., Self-described "Provocative and influential feminist"..., She has renounced communism and is a two-time Green Party political candidate..., Campbell who has described herself as a “horrible queer Marxist”..., "Equal opportunities campaigner Beatrix Campbell"..., A feminist who keeps her ex-husband's surname...
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Sexuality |
Bisexual
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| Religion |
Atheist
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
British
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| High School |
Harraby Secondary Modern School, Carlisle and County High School for Girls (grammar school), Richard Rose Central Academy in Carlisle, Cumbria
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| Occupation Text |
Writer, Journalist, Activist, Feminist, Broadcaster, Social Commentator, Playwright, Political Candidate
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| Occupation |
Writer
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| Claim to Fame |
Unofficial Secrets: Child Sexual Abuse
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| Music Genre (Text) |
LGBT Rights, Women's Liberation Movement, Playwright, The Green Party, Marxism, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), The Communist Party, Union & Workers Activism, Print Journalism
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| Record Label |
Picador Books (publisher), Virago Press (publisher), Methuen Books (publisher), Women's Press (publisher), Oberon Books (publisher), Lawrence & Wishart (publisher), Seagull Books (publisher), The Morning Star (communist daily)
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| Official Websites |
www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/beatrix-campbell-out-amp-out-betrayal-524933.html, beatrixcampbell.co.uk, twitter.com/beatrixcampbell?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
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Mary Lorimer Beatrix Campbell, OBE (née Barnes; born 3 February 1947) is an English writer and activist who has written for a number of publications since the early 1970s. Her books include Wigan Pier Revisited (1984), Goliath: Britain's Dangerous Places (1993) and Diana, Princess of Wales: How Sexual Politics Shook the Monarchy (1998). She has also made films, including Listen to the Children (1990), a documentary about child abuse.
