The bohemian life of Zelda Suplee
A look at the maverick nudist-grandmother-turned-trans-advocate
Zelda Suplee was a writer, publisher, and occasional actor whose intelligence and fearlessness made her a powerful force for nudist advocacy and gender studies and education. She proudly represented both spheres publicly, appearing on television and in films, radio and print media over a career of advocacy that spanned more than forty years.
Born Zelda Roth in 1908 in New York City, Zelda spent her early years in New Jersey. After completing high school, she moved to Greenwich Village and started working as a researcher for Bernarr Macfadden, a controversial publishing tycoon best known for Physical Culture, a magazine on health and sexuality that was massively popular in the United States in the early 20th century.
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