bettie page dies at 85
"I want to be remembered," she said, "as I was when I was young and in my golden times. . . . I want to be remembered as the woman who changed people's perspectives concerning nudity in its natural form."
Bettie Mae Page was born April 22, 1923, in Nashville. She was the oldest girl among Roy and Edna Page's six children. Her father, an auto mechanic, "molested all three of his daughters," Page said in the interview.
Her parents divorced in 1933, but life didn't get any easier for Bettie.
"All I ever wanted was a mother who paid attention to me," Page recalled. "She didn't want girls. She thought we were troubleWhen I started menstruating at 13, I thought I was dying because she never taught me anything about that."
isn't that sooooo sad? she was born 20 minutes from where i live. i remember in middle school there was a girl in my class who everyone said was related to her (i had no idea who she was so i didn't investigate) - i don't know if that was true, but it could be. all i know is if i had the last name page i'd probably make that up too.
Bettie Mae Page was born April 22, 1923, in Nashville. She was the oldest girl among Roy and Edna Page's six children. Her father, an auto mechanic, "molested all three of his daughters," Page said in the interview.
Her parents divorced in 1933, but life didn't get any easier for Bettie.
"All I ever wanted was a mother who paid attention to me," Page recalled. "She didn't want girls. She thought we were troubleWhen I started menstruating at 13, I thought I was dying because she never taught me anything about that."
isn't that sooooo sad? she was born 20 minutes from where i live. i remember in middle school there was a girl in my class who everyone said was related to her (i had no idea who she was so i didn't investigate) - i don't know if that was true, but it could be. all i know is if i had the last name page i'd probably make that up too.