In later life NM
related her private world of terror and magical incantation to folk and psychological archetypes, and felt that Jung
's theory of collective archetypes accurately represented her childhood imaginings. According to her...
Family and Intimate relationships
Naomi Mitchison
NM
's husband was made Lord Mitchison, but she refused to be addressed by her title; biographer Jill Benton
says she felt this would violate her identity as a writer.
Who’s Who. Adam and Charles Black, 1849–2024, Annual Volumes.
Benton, Jill. Naomi Mitchison: A Biography. Pandora, 1992.
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Family and Intimate relationships
Naomi Mitchison
NM
was always intensely involved with her brother Jack
, whose family nickname was Boy. According to her biographer Jill Benton
, Naomi's love for Jack was erotic as well as sisterly. NM
suggests...
Family and Intimate relationships
Naomi Mitchison
According to NM
's biographer Jill Benton
the Mitchisons sought to articulate new experiences of intimacy and to help invent a better, less violent and more communal world. Two of NM
's extramarital relationships are detailed below.
Benton, Jill. Naomi Mitchison: A Biography. Pandora, 1992.
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politics
Naomi Mitchison
According to her biographer Jill Benton
, however, NM
in later life disavowed the label feminist, even though the idea of women's autonomy was always foundational for her. Benton sees the feminist period of...
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Texts
Benton, Jill. Naomi Mitchison: A Biography. Pandora, 1992.