Anaïs Nin, though often linked to cities like Paris and New York, holds significance in San Francisco where she lived in the late 1940s. This April, two unique projects are honoring her legacy: Lynne Kaufman’s play "Shameless Hussy" and the Anaïs Nin Diary Film Festival. Kaufman highlights Nin as a pioneering figure in women's and sexual liberation, contrasting her life choices with current conservative pressures on women. The play explores Nin's evolution from a young girl receiving her first notebook to a recognized writer and feminist icon.
"She was an icon, and in the '60s, she was sort of ahead of her time in women's liberation, sexual liberation, being an artist, being self-reflective, choosing her own life..."
"I guess in a sense this is a pushback against that. Anaïs didn't stay in the home, and she didn't have children, so she was rebellious early on..."
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