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Nancy Clara Cunard (10 March 1896 – 17 March 1965) was a British writer, heiress and political activist. She was born into the British upper class, and devoted much of her life to fighting racism and fascism.
Anne de Courcy's biography of Nancy Cunard, the heiress who shocked Edwardian society with her affairs, drinking and activism. Learn about her relationships with Arlen, Huxley, Pound, Eliot and Crowder, and her role in the anti-fascist movement.
Learn about Nancy Cunard, a socialite who became a prominent anti-racist and communist activist in the 1930s. Explore the documents that reveal her relationship with Henry Crowder, her involvement with the Scottsboro Boys, and her surveillance by the police and MI5.
Mar 5, 2023 · Nancy Cunard, pictured here in 1932, might be best known today as a rebel heiress, but in her day she was a pioneering publisher, an accomplished poet, and a crusader for equality who was...
Jun 8, 2024 · Learn about Nancy Cunard, a white heiress who embraced black culture and activism in the Harlem Renaissance and beyond. Discover how she defied her family, society, and fascism with her passion and courage.
Jul 21, 2007 · In her new biography, Nancy Cunard: Heiress, Muse, Political Activist, author Lois Gordon shines a spotlight on a woman history seems to have forgotten. Unhappy with a life of privilege, Cunard...
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Mar 10, 2022 · Shipping heiress Nancy Cunard, pictured here in Paris in 1930, helped create the activist model for modern it girls. She’s among the women whose lives are chronicled in Laura Thompson’s new...
