Are you there God? It’s me, Margaret
Artist: Judy Blume
Year: 1970’s
Date of Action:
Region: North America
Subject: Explicit Sexuality, Sexual/Gender Orientation
Medium: Literature
Confronting Bodies:
Description of Artwork: "Blume, 76, is the sort of author who is beloved by her fans, who stretch from the children of today to the adults who read her books when they were growing up, and were astonished at finding a novelist who spoke so clearly, so uncondescendingly, so directly, to their concerns, whether masturbation (Deenie), periods and boobs (Margaret). Judy Blume, tiny and smiley and as warmly open as befits the author of seminal novels about growing up Forever…, and Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret is sitting in a hotel in London and talking about the hate mail she has received. It comes, she says, every time she speaks out on behalf of Planned Parenthood, an American pro‑choice group for mothers."
The Incident: Not provided yet.
Results of Incident: Not provided yet.
Entry by Ultraviolet Archive