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
Leading the pack are Lizzo with eight noms and Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X with six each – a vibrantly youthful and non-conformist trio.
From The Guardian • Jan. 24, 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 “Easy Rider.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 16, 2019
As the non-conformist preachers of Virginia were aggressive men, so were the early preachers of Kentucky.
From Voices; Birth-Marks; The Man and the Elephant by Holt, Mathew Joseph