Ruth Padel, poet and author, argues that Fainlight’s feminism is only one of the many strands of her work. “Above all, she’s ...

Some feminist groups blamed the death on Ted Hughes, who had left Plath for Assia Wevill, the wife of another poet. Six years later, Wevill gassed herself and their daughter Shura in an apparent ...

In 1962, Plath discovered that Hughes was having an affair with Assia Wevill, which deeply affected her already fragile mental state. Shortly after, the couple separated, leaving Plath to care for ...