Tag: Spare Rib
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Sue’s testimony (part 3 of 3)
In the third and final part of Sue’s testimony she talks about how feminism helped to forge links across different groups and sections of society, about the power of collective experience in the 1980s and 90s and how it differs from today, and the rise of Lesbian Feminism. Joanne’s testimony (1 of 3) » “We…
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Sue’s testimony (part 2 of 3)
In the second part of Sue’s testimony she talks about the excitement of learning and understanding international issues and women’s universal experience and how reading magazines like Spare Rib and OutWrite helped her to develop a “feminist lens” to view conventional media through. She also talks about different feminisms, Lesbian and Gay activism and the…
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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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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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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…