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Kate Bush – Singer-songwriter/Strange Mother
Kate Bush is not just a singer-songwriter. She is first and foremost a creator. Like Bowie who passed away recently, as well as an incredibly distinctive voice, it is her other talents – dancing, performing, composing – that combine to be far bigger than the whole. The rhythms of creativity run through to her marrow…
Indira Gandhi – Political Mother
Daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi (1917-1984) was a formidable leader and mother of two sons Sanjay and Rajiv who both became involved in politics. As twelve year-old head of the Monkey Brigade, a youth group that sought to help end British rule in India, Indira learned the dialogue…
Margaret Garner – Protective Mother/Murdering Mother
Few people would disagree if I said that there could not be a worse mother than a mother who murders her children. A mother’s job is to protect, surely? But what if you have been bred into slavery and have children, quite possibly by your white master who rapes you whenever it is convenient to…
Michelle Pfeiffer – adoptive mother
We all know that Madonna and Angelina Jolie have adopted children but many other female celebrities such as actors Jamie Lee Curtis and the focus of this week’s blog Michelle Pfeiffer have done so too. Pfeiffer’s career is well-known so I’m not going to focus on that here, except for a little confession to say…