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Brigid Brophy

British novelist, literary critic, polemicist (1929-1995) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 66

Brigid Antonia Brophy was an English author, literary critic and polemicist. She was an influential campaigner who agitated for many types of social reform, including homosexual parity, vegetarianism, humanism, and animal rights.

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Brophy appeared frequently on television and in the newspapers of the 1960s and 1970s, making her prominent both in literary circles and on the wider cultural scene.

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United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1929 to 1995 · aged 66

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