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TALK 22: Amy Johnson - Queen of the skies
Heritage Open Day: Amy Johnson grew upin Hull and became world famous world famous. A talk by Alec Gill Famous people rarely live simple lives. They often have a hidden, private side they wish to hide. Amy was a lifelong “fertile liar†-especially about the “ugly street†where she grew up in Hull’s Hessle Road Fishing community. She declared Bridlington as her hometown. She was, however, a true Hessle Road tomboy.
This illustrated talk explores Amy’s early life: her fishing family roots and Danish grandfather; her formative years; and theway she adopted fishing superstitions in place of her family’s Methodism. She was a tomboy in turmoil.
The Johnson Family owned the notorious Cod Farm who employed “rude, crude and lewd†lasses. Amy dreaded being associated with them.
Fri 13 Sep:1330; Free Entry.
Wrecking Ball Music and Books, 15 Whitefriargate, Hull, Yorkshire HU1 2ER
Fri 13 September