Franki Raffles

Franki Raffles

Photography

Profession: Photographer Campaigner against violence against women Philosopher

history

1955

Francesco Alessandrini Lupia

Organisation

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Frances Rachel Raffles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franki_Raffles

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Family origins: Father: Eric Raffles (manager of textile factory established by her grandfather) Mother: Gillian Raffles, née Posnansky (director of Mercury gallery, London and Edinburgh) Education: Lady Eleanor Holles School, London University of St Andrews Private life/family life: Partner Martin Sime Daughter Anna Raffles Separation in 1982 New partner Sandy Lunan 1983-1994 (lesbian) (Professional) Role in St Andrews: Student of Philosophy 1973-1977 Years in St Andrews: 1973-1977

Involved in which fields of scholarship? Photography Most famous contribution(s) to scholarship 1 (i.e. in photography): Innovative work with children and later adults with learning difficulties Most famous contribution(s) to scholarship 2 (i.e. in human rights): Zero Tolerance Campaign If you want to read one thing written by him/her, it should be: X Find series Women Workers in the USSR (1989) Any political involvement? Campaigns: Marxist-feminism Any religious involvement? No Other societies/groups in St Andrews? Women’s liberation’s group Student representative council Associated places in St Andrews: (e.g. home, lab, favourite spot) University buildings

1994

Possible human interest story 1: She bought her first camera after her time in St Andrews, on Lewis. She taught herself the art of photography. Her first exhibition: “Lewis Women” in the Stills Gallery, Edinburgh. Possible human interest story 2: Traveled widely in the service of her photography Possible human interest story 3: Women’s working life was her major theme in photography, in accordance with her political beliefs; through photography, she could record the work, while maintaining some professional distance to the persons; she first showed women working as an utopian world-view, but later she showed the harshness of their work (Zero Tolerance Campaign). Possible human interest story 4: At times, she survived only with black coffee and cigarettes Any eye-witness testimony/stories: University of St Andrews Library: diaries etc (extracts available: http://www.frankirafflesarchive.org/documentary/) Biographical sources: (e.g. OxDNB, family memoir, other...) OxDNB https://museumoftheuniversityofstandrews.wordpress.com/2018/04/22/franki-raffles-a-photographic-portfolio-on-feminism/ http://www.frankirafflesarchive.org/biography/ http://www.frankirafflesarchive.org/documentary/