Helen was an active and passionate member of the gay movement in London from a young age. She was also part of the women’s movement.

While at Greenham, she worked part-time setting up a London lesbian and gay centre.

Helen lived at Green Gate, the women-only gate.

During this raw and intimate interview, she speaks about her experience at Holloway prison for non-payment of fines, and sneaking down a wooded part of the camp one evening, walking in the moonlight with women laughing and dancing.

Helen was interviewed by Emily Strange in Bristol in 2019.

Interview Transcript