non-conformist
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It was this identification with Derbyshire that led Tutti to write Re-Sisters in 2002, which also focused on another non-conformist woman, the medieval Norfolk mystic Margery Kempe.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025
She was a non-conformist, and that irked people.
From Salon • Oct. 2, 2022
Charles Webb, a lifelong non-conformist whose debut novel “The Graduate” was a deadpan satire of his college education and wealthy background adapted into the classic film of the same name, has died.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2020
Born into Hollywood royalty as Henry Fonda’s only son, Peter Fonda carved his own path with his non-conformist tendencies and earned an Oscar nomination for co-writing the psychedelic road trip movie “Easy Rider.”
From Washington Times • Aug. 16, 2019
After some months at a non-conformist academy at Northampton, he proceeded to Glasgow University, and then joined the ministry.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
