This episode is an epic one - we are talking about Claude Cahun, a queer Jewish Marxist surrealist photographer, artist and writer who ran a successful resistance against the Nazis in WW2 with Marcel Moore, their life-partner and step-sister. Join Harriet and Katherine as they explore Cahun's extraordinary life, their relationship with Moore and their complex gender identity. Starting off with their iconic 1927 photograph 'I am in training don't kiss me.'

Please make sure to check the content warnings for this episode, as we do touch on some heavy topics.

Objects discussed in this episode:

• I am in training don’t kiss me by Claude Cahun, 1927. Jersey Heritage Collections.
• Self-portrait (with Nazi badge between her teeth) by Claude Cahun, 1945. Jersey Heritage Collections

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Content warnings: this episode contains adult themes, swearing, mentions of suicide, mental illness, antisemitism, facism, imprisonment.

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