Tag: Shocking Pink

• Joanne’s testimony (part 3 of 3)

  In the final part of her interview, Joanne talks about why she stopped reading feminist magazines and the importance of popular music and bands to the development of her personal feminism. Helen’s testimony (1 of 2) » Joanne can you tell us did your mother read feminist magazines? My mother certainly didn’t but having told…

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  February 3, 2023

  Audio, Testimonies

  1980s, Adult Education, Cosmopolitan, Manchester, Marxism Today, New Socialist, post Punk Music, She Magazine, Shocking Pink, Spare Rib, The Slits, Virago Classics

• Joanne’s testimony (part 2 of 3)

  In the second part of her testimony, Joanne’s talks talks about becoming politically active, teaching Women’s Studies in Adult Education, the importance of Spare Rib in supporting her developing political identity and how much she loved her Spare Rib Diary. Do you remember gravitating towards particular features or was it really just a sort of…

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  February 3, 2023

  Audio, Testimonies

  1980s, Abortion Rights, Advertisements, classified ads, Manchester, Night School, Sexual Violence, Shocking Pink, Spare Rib, Spare Rib Diary

• 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. « Sue’s testimony (3 of 3) Hi, I’m Joanne Hollows I suppose I first came to feminism in the late 1970s. Can you tell us how…

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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

• Peter’s testimony

  Peter talks about his encounters with Spare Rib in the 1980s and how it influenced his political outlook.

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  November 15, 2022

  Testimonies, Written word

  1980s, Cartoons, Counter culture, Greenham Common, Humour, inclusivity, Shocking Pink, Social justice, Spare Rib, Trouble and Strife

• Activist Legacies Roundtable

  

  The Activist Legacies Roundtable, hosted by the Women’s Library at the LSE on Thursday 22nd September provided a unique insight into feminist periodical culture from the early seventies right up to the present day.

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  October 4, 2022

  Events, Uncategorized

  gal-dem, Outwrite, roundtable, Shocking Pink, Spare Rib, Women's Library

• Activist Legacies Roundtable at the Women’s Library in September

  

  The ‘Activist Legacies’ roundtable will discuss how feminist periodicals have shaped public sphere debate and how political ideas and feelings gain traction through the media. We will draw our inspiration from the archive of women’s movement magazines at the Women’s Library.  We are delighted to confirm that Marsha Rowe (Spare Rib), Shaila Shah (Outwrite), Sally…

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  August 11, 2022

  Events

  gal-dem, Outwrite, roundtable, Shocking Pink, Spare Rib, Women's Library