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