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Naomi Mitchison

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    (November 1, 1897-January 11, 1999)
    Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
    Wrote 'The Corn King and the Spring Queen (1931)' and 'We Have Been Warned (1935)'

Why she might be annoying:

    She had an open marriage to Gilbert 'Dick' Mitchison.
    She gave birth to seven children.
    She advocated eugenics.
    She was a feminist.
    She was a socialist.
    Her writing was considered scandalous because she explicitly discussed sexuality.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Two of her children died before age 10.
    She remained married to Dick until his death in 1970.
    She was a proof reader for 'The Lord of the Rings.'
    Her lack of knowledge about birth control and abortion led her to write on those subjects.

Credit: Black Chic


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 7 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 16 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 11 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 12 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 11 Votes: 63.64% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 8 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 17 Votes: 76.47% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 40 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 24 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 52 Votes: 57.69% Annoying