Feminine Gospels Flashcards
1
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Birthdate of Carol Ann Duffy
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23rd December 1955, in Glasgow
2
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Awards received by Duffy
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She became the 20th Poet Laureate in 2009
3
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Childhood of Duffy
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- Raised Catholic with religious based schools
- Eldest of four brothers
- Her father was a local counciller and parlimentary candidate
4
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Meaning of Feminine Gospels
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Feminine- qualities and appearance traditionally associated with females
Gospels- teaching and reverance of God, a set of beliefs and principals
5
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Queen Elizabeth I
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- Reinged for 45 years
- The end of the Tudor Dynasty
- Called the ‘virgin queen’ as she never married or had children, known to have been ‘married to her country’
- Patroness of chastity and Britomart
- Military genius of Britain
6
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Women described in ‘Beautiful’
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Marilyn Monroe
Princess Diana
Helen of Troy
Cleopatra
