Feminism? Pfft! Marianne Faithfull practically spat the word at me when I interviewed her in 2017. Then she rowed back, conceding that she’d spent most of her life ‘standing up for women’s rights… I’ve had to.’
In chronic pain with arthritis, she’d struggled into a comfy chair while directing me to squat on the mucky floor at her feet.
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