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Grassroots Media in Europe (405)

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WICCA: Wise Woman's Irish Feminist Magazine (1978-?)

Location

Dublin
Ireland
53° 20' 38.7744" N, 6° 16' 2.9784" W

"Set up by a group as there was nothing else which kept women in touch. 1st issue: approx. May Day '78. Produced: every 4-6 weeks; circulation: 1,300. Distributed: bookshops, direct sales, PDC in England, conferences, pubs. Costs: ₤100 for 16 pages. Self-financing, and they sell advertising for non sexist small shops. Approx. 15 on the collective, which is open. Any woman who attends a meeting can volunteer to write/distribute etc. Aim of the n/l to provide information to women inside and outside the WLM, alert women to issues, share experiences, spread 'propaganda'. Contributions: from individuals and groups. Editorial policy: material has to be factually correct, not degrade women, be fairly well written, short...No entries from men. General political perspective: left-wing-anti-capitalist, but with slight differences."

- Information from the "Directory of Women's Liberation Newletters, Magazines, Journals...", by Dena and Shaila (York, UK), c.1978

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Women's Action (1976-?)

Location

Belfast
Ireland
54° 35' 50.1684" N, 5° 55' 48.3924" W

"First issue June '76, set up by Belfast Socialist Women's Group, is now produced by Belfast Women's Collective. Appears every two months, has a circulation of 750-1,000. Sold through bookshops, door to door sales, factory gate sales, political meetings, and sent to England, Scotland, France. Costs: ₤55 per issue approx. Self financing, plus occassional fund raising. All women in Belfast Women's Coll. work on W.A., and the collective is open to those who agree with the general policies. W.A.

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Women's Review (1985-?)

Location

United Kingdom

„The objective of Women’s Review was more focused: to offer a woman’s approach to the arts and culture, especially ‚high‘ culture, rather than popular culture. Nevertheless, it covered diverse issues including romantic fiction, Madonna and bodybuilding- topics that Spare Rib could not handle as a result of its strong political stance (Winship 1987). With a small readership, Women’s Review was burdened by financial difficulties.

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Grit and Diamonds (Book, 1990)

Location

Edinburgh
United Kingdom
55° 57' 0.6336" N, 3° 11' 15.1296" W

Grit and Diamonds. Women in Scotland Making History
1980-1990
Edinburgh: Stramullion and The Cauldron Collective, 1990, 274pp. Editors: Shirley Henderson and Alison Mackay

Contents:
1980-1990
Working for Change
Challenging
Confronting Violence against Women
Networking
Mothering
Improving our Well-being
Creating a New Reality
Contact list

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Sweeping Statements (Book, 1984)

Location

London
United Kingdom
51° 30' 0.5472" N, 0° 7' 34.4496" W

Sweeping Statements. Writings from the Women's Liberation Movement
1981-83
London: The Women's Press, 1984, 307pp. Editors: Hannah Kanter, Sarah Lefanu, Shaila Shah and Carole Spedding.

Contents:
Violence against Women
Forever Working
Racism
No Nukes
Up against the State
Sex and Sexuality
Our Bodies
Challenges

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No Turning Back (Book, 1981)

Location

London
United Kingdom
51° 30' 0.5472" N, 0° 7' 34.4496" W

No Turning Back: Writings from the Women's Liberation Movement
1975-80
London: The Women's Press, 1981, 266pp. Edited by the Feminist Anthology Collective: Michele Barrett, Sue Bruley, Gail Chester, Maggie Millman, Sue O'Sullivan, Amanda Sebestyen and Lynne Segal.

Contents:
Women and the State
Sex and Class
Work- Paid and Unpaid
Minds and Bodies
Male Violence
Culture
Useful Addresses

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Conditions of Illusion (Book, 1974)

Location

Leeds
United Kingdom
53° 47' 58.6932" N, 1° 32' 56.796" W

Conditions of Illusion: Papers from the Women's Movement
Leeds: Feminist Books Ltd, 1974, 416pp. The Feminist Books Collective: Sandra Allen, Lee Sanders and Jan Wallis

Contents:
Body Politics
Sexuality and Ideology
The Patter of Tiny Contradictions
Sexism, Capitalism and the Family
Documents
Guide to Groups

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The Body Politic (Book, 1972)

Location

London
United Kingdom
51° 30' 0.5472" N, 0° 7' 34.4496" W

The Body Politic: Women's Liberation in Britain 1969-1972
London: Stage 1, 1972, 262pp. Compiled by Michelene Wandor

Contents:
Preface- Michelene Wandor
The four demands
Women's Liberation and the new politics- Sheila Rowbotham
Section 1: Women Speaking
Section 2: The Movement
Section 3: Society- Steps in Analysis
a. The family
b. Women and Work
c. Crime and the Body Politic
Section 4: Women and Action, past and present
Appendix

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Everywoman (Magazine, 1985-?)

Location

United Kingdom

„Everywoman was set up by a small collective as a feminist periodical in 1985 in reaction to the ‚superwoman‘ phenomenon, as Winship (1987) argues. Yet during the advent of post-feminism in the 1980s, which made Spare Rib seem militant and puritan, at least until its redesign, Everywoman and Women’s Review had to counter the idea the feminism was dated. During this period the feminist periodicals were expanding and becoming more varied.

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outside the box - Zeitschrift für feministische Gesellschaftskritik (Magazine)

Location

Leipzig
Germany
51° 20' 22.848" N, 12° 22' 16.6836" E

Statement:
outside the box is a magazine that operates a feminist critique of society. It arose from the observation that incorporated feminist theory and practice did not arise not enough in discussions of an emancipatory Left. Too often they remain a marginal issue.

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