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The Fifth Demand of the Women’s Liberation Movement 1974-75

The Fifth Demand of the Women’s Liberation Movement 1974-75

by howl | May 29, 2025 | 1970s, 1974, 1975, campaigns, Laws

By Hilary Land The four demands of the second wave Women’s Liberation Movement, adopted at their first national conference at Oxford in 1970, were: equal pay, equal job opportunities, free contraception and abortion on demand and twenty-four hour nurseries for...
MISMATCH:  How I Became a Feminist

MISMATCH: How I Became a Feminist

by howl-team | Dec 10, 2024 | 1960s, 1970s, Culture, First memories of getting involved, Laws, Relationships, sex, family

By Sona Osman In this piece of writing I would like to explain the circumstances and life experiences which led me to a feminist way of thinking which has driven most of my life and has propelled me into a life rich of adventures and experiences. Sue O’Sullivan has...
Feminism, squatting, housing: memories of 70s/80s Islington

Feminism, squatting, housing: memories of 70s/80s Islington

by howl-team | Dec 10, 2024 | 1971, Groups, Laws, Relationships, sex, family, Womem at work

By Frankie Green Enthusiasm combined with critical thinking – what more could we ask of ourselves? – Rosa Luxemburg In 1971, I became involved in Women’s Liberation and London’s Gay Liberation Front. Islington was significant in our lives: GLF’s office, Peace...

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