Tag: 1970s

• Lin’s testimony (part 1 of 2)

  Lin talks about her involvement with a radical bookshop in Swansea in the 1970s called Revolt which was where she first encountered feminist magazines. She remembers attending Women’s Liberation conferences and talks about sexuality and political lesbianism, women’s health, self publishing and distribution and the importance of support networks. “So I suppose we might start…

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  June 7, 2023

  Audio, Testimonies, Uncategorized

  1970s, anarchism, Anti Fascism, Conference, equal opportunities, equality for women, Lesbian Feminism, radical bookshop, Red Rag, Shrew, Social justice, socialism, Spare Rib, Swansea, Trouble and Strife, Women’s health

• Helen’s testimony (part 1 of 2)

  In the first part of her testimony Helen talks about her introduction to Spare Rib magazine in the early 1970’s. She discusses issues around women’s health and in particular, mental health Recording in progress. Helen would you mind just telling us a little bit about yourself first of all Okay I’m Helen McConachie, I’m 72,…

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  April 24, 2023

  Audio, Testimonies

  1970s, Mental Health, Spare Rib, Women’s health

• Rewired and revamped? Media & trans/national feminisms in Europe and beyond

  

  We’re excited to announce that the Liberating Histories team will be presenting their research at the FEMCORUS symposium, ‘Rewired and revamped? Media & trans/national feminisms in Europe and beyond’ at Tampere University, Tampere, Finland, 11-12 May 2023. We’ll be talking about affect, anger and loneliness in feminist magazines. You can find a full programme here. Networks…

  Eleanor

  April 12, 2023

  Events

  1970s, 1980s, affect, Conference

• Joanne’s testimony (part 1 of 3)

  In the first part of Joanne’s testimony talks about how Spare Rib magazine fitted into a broad spectrum of cultural influences growing up in the late 1970’s in Manchester. Hi, I’m Joanne Hollows I suppose I first came to feminism in the late 1970s. Can you tell us how or when you first encountered a…

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  February 3, 2023

  Audio, Testimonies

  1970s, Cosmopolitan, Grassroots Books, Manchester, New Musical Express, Shocking Pink, Social Mobility, Spare Rib, Virago Classics

• Laura’s testimony

  Laura talks about how reading Spare Rib in the early 1970s helped her find out about issues, networks and activities.

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  November 15, 2022

  Testimonies, Written word

  1970s, Sense of community, Spare Rib, The Gaurdian, Women's groups

• Victoria’s testimony

  

  Victoria talks about her first experiences of reading Ms. magazine in the early 1970s while visiting family in the USA

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  November 15, 2022

  Audio, Testimonies, Video, Written word

  1970s, Advertisements, Equal Rights Amendments, Ms. magazine, USA, women's roles