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Quick facts for kids Trekkie Parsons
Born	Marjorie Tulip Ritchie ()15 June Natal, South Africa
Died	24 July () (aged 93) Lewes, Sussex, England
Occupation	Artist, lithographer
Spouse(s)	Peter A. Brooker ​ (m. ⁠–⁠)​ Ian Parsons ​ ​ (m. )​
Partner(s)	Leonard Woolf (–; his death)

Trekkie Ritchie Parsons (néeMarjorie Tulip Ritchie; 15 June – 24 July ) was an English artist and lithographer, perhaps best known as the (perhaps chaste) lover of Leonard Woolf after his wife Virginia's death.

Background

Trekkie Ritchie Parsons was born Marjorie Tulip Ritchie, in in Durban, Natal, South Africa.

She studied at the Slade School of Fine Art in London.

Her parents, Allan McGregor Ritchie (b.

Biography examples Trekkie Parsons was a person of strong character, strong loyalties and strong affections. She was a dedicated artist and craftsman, a heart- warming hostess and a loving and supportive friend. Ritchie became her professional name. Through her sister Alice, who worked for the Hogarth Press and had two novels published by them, she met Leonard and Virginia Woolf, who commissioned her to design dust- jackets for books including V. Trekkie was briefly married in the Twenties to a fellow Slade student, Peter Brooker, but in she married Ian Parsons, a young publisher breathing fresh life into Chatto and Windus he was later, from to , its chairman.

, Edinburgh) and Sarah Maria Tulip (b. , Stockton on Tees) married in Cumberland in When her sister Alice Ritchie (an author of children's books that Trekkie illustrated) was born in , the family had moved to Durban where Allan was a practicing architect until about when he enlisted for war service.

In , the family came to England, and Trekkie attended school at Tunbridge Wells before entering, in , the Slade School of Fine Art, to study with Philip Steer and Henry Tonks.

In , she married Peter (Percy Alfred) Brooker, a fellow student at the Slade School. The marriage was short-lived, and in she married Ian Parsons, an editor at Chatto & Windus.

During World War II, she worked as part of the Fire Service, for a while as a Land Girl, and finally for Intelligence.

Known professionally as T.

Ritchie, she was the author and illustrator of Bells across the Sand — A Book of Rhymes with Pictures which was published by her husband's firm circa , lithographed throughout, and printed by Chiswick Press in the same style and size as Puffin Picture Books.

Trekkie parsons biography definition us history Her parents, Allan McGregor Ritchie b. When her sister Alice Ritchie an author of children's books that Trekkie illustrated was born in , the family had moved to Durban where Allan was a practising architect until about when he enlisted for war service. Known professionally as T. Ritchie , [3] she was the author and illustrator of Bells across the Sand—A Book of Rhymes with Pictures which was published by her husband's firm circa , lithographed throughout, and printed by Chiswick Press in the same style and size as Puffin Picture Books. Her lithographic technique is in the style of Barnett Freedman.

She also illustrated, and designed the cover for, The Three Rings by Barbara Baker (Hogarth Press, ), and designed the cover for the British edition of Newbery Medal winner Johnny Tremain (Chatto & Windus, ). Her lithographic technique is in the style of Barnett Freedman.

Sometime between the world wars, Trekkie's sister Alice introduced her to Leonard and Virginia Woolf, leading figures in the Bloomsbury group of writers, critics, and artists.

Two months after Virginia Woolf's death in , Leonard visited Alice, who was dying of cancer, at Trekkie's house. He fell in love with Trekkie, and they began an unconventional relationship that lasted until his death in She often spent the week with Leonard and the weekend with her husband.

Trekkie parsons biography definition Her parents, Allan McGregor Ritchie b. When her sister Alice Ritchie an author of children's books that Trekkie illustrated was born in , the family had moved to Durban where Allan was a practicing architect until about when he enlisted for war service. Known professionally as T. Ritchie, she was the author and illustrator of Bells across the Sand — A Book of Rhymes with Pictures which was published by her husband's firm circa , lithographed throughout, and printed by Chiswick Press in the same style and size as Puffin Picture Books. Her lithographic technique is in the style of Barnett Freedman.

She had holidays and acted as hostess for them both separately. She was Leonard's companion on trips to France, Greece, Israel, and Ceylon. She wrote many letters to Leonard when they were apart, published in as Love Letters: Leonard Woolf and Trekkie Ritchie Parsons. Despite their declared love and companionship, Trekkie insisted that the two had not been lovers.

During Trekkie and Leonard's relationship, Trekkie's husband Ian established a long liaison with his Chatto & Windus colleague Norah Smallwood, whom Trekkie despised.

Trekkie died in , at age 93, in Lewes, England.