Charlie and Jacquie Bloese (The Golden Hour/The Secret Photographs) discuss early erotic photography, Victorian erotic stage performances, and the beginnings of bicycle use for women which had a huge impact on female agency.

Please note there are mentions of suicide and abuse in this episode

A transcript is available on my site
: http://wormhole.carnelianvalley.com/p...

General references:
The photograph of Marie Berin: http://wormhole.carnelianvalley.com/i...
Marion Sambourne's diary: https://issuu.com/leighton-house_samb...
I can recommend the keyword phrase 'early bicycle wear women' for lots of pictures of the outfits Jacquie describes
Wikipedia's article on the history of women cycling (bicycling and feminism)
: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicycli...

Books mentioned by name or extensively:
Jacquie Bloese: The Golden Hour

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Release details: recorded 3rd April 2024; published 8th July 2024

Where to find Jacquie online
Website: https://www.jacquiebloese.com
Twitter:   / novelthesecond  
Facebook:   / 61553770785491  
Instagram:   / jb_writer  

Where to find Charlie online
Website: http://wormholepodcast.com
Twitter:   / carnelianvalley  
Instagram:   / charlieplacebooks  
TikTok:   / charlieplacebooks  

Discussions

01:26 The whys of this book and the inspiration, particularly in the context of the photography
03:56 More about the model written about by Linley Sambourne, who committed suicide, and how Jacquie was influenced by it
05:47 Why Jacquie chose Brighton, and why she chose the Victorian period in that context also
09:00 About the female photographer, Marie Bertin, that Jacquie mentioned
09:58 About Holywell Street in London
11:30 The women points of view of The Golden Hour - Ellen, Clem, and Lily
16:23 Harriet (Harry) Smart and the music halls/theatres
20:28 More about The Vigilant Association
24:08 How Jacquie plotted her book and kept all the secrets straight in her mind
28:34 How Ottile had a bigger role in previous drafts
31:46 The importance of the questions of sexuality
34:53 Ellen and Reynold's mother, her story and the significance of her story
38:05 Women! Cycling! And the importance of cycling for women at the time
42:09 About Jacquie's inclusion of cats and the way they influenced the book
44:35 What Jacquie's writing now, her book that includes silent films

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