Tag: Spare Rib
Spare Rib was a feminist publication that ran from 1972 to 1993
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Nottingham Women’s History Group testimony (part 1 of 3)
We interviewed a panel of feminist activists from Nottingham. Here they talk about their introduction to feminism and feminist magazines, how feminism influenced their professional practice and promoting local activism and local events through the feminist magazine network. OK, I’m Victoria Bazin and I am PI [Principal Investigator] of the Liberating Histories project and I’m…
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Rosie’s testimony (part 1 of 3)
In the first part of Rosie’s testimony she talks about her first encounters with Shrew in the early 1970s in a radical bookshop in Luton. She talks about her mother and her Northern Irish Catholic background, the importance of childcare and her interests in equal opportunities and equality for women. This is Victoria Bazin and…
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Helen’s testimony (part 2 of 2)
In the second part of her testimony, Helen talks about her mother’s experiences as a young woman, feeling like part of the wider Women’s Movement through Spare Rib magazine and activism in the early 1980s at the Women Against Violence Against Women conference. Lin’s testimony (1 of 2) » Do you still read feminist magazines…
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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 « Joanne’s testimony (3 of 3) Recording in progress. Helen would you mind just telling us a little bit about yourself first of all…
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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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Nurses’ strikes, from 1982 to 2022
In December 2022, NHS nurses took part in the biggest strike in their history. Here’s how feminist magazines covered the nurses’ strike of 1982.