Jill Tweedie- Feminists and the Right to be Ugly
The Author
Born: Jill Sheila Tweedie, 22 May 1936, Cairo (Egypt)
Died: 12 November 1993 (aged 57), London, England
Occupation: Writer, journalist, broadcaster
Language: English
Nationality: British
Spouse(s): Bela Cziraky (m. 1954), Robert d'Ancona (m. 1963), Alan Brien (m. 1973)
Children: Ilona Cziraky, Adam Cziraky, Lukas D'Ancon
She is mainly remembered for her column in The Guardian on feminist issues (1969-1988) 'Letters from a faint-hearted feminist' and for her autobiography Eating Children (1993). She succeeded Mary Stott as a principal columnist on The Guardian's Women's Page.
Her light style and left-leaning politics captured the spirit of British feminism in the 1970s and 1980s. In November 2005 she was one of only five women included in the Press Gazette's 40-strong gallery of most influential British journalists.
The Article
In the Name of Love (by Tweedie)
She talks about her upbringing but mostly considers her father’s facetious remarks on her appearance.
Her rejection by a modeling agency (and their ridiculous excuse).
The media’s representation of ‘BEAUTY’ → Cleanliness, germless, odourless as a boiled bottle, perfect skinny woman.