by howl | Apr 28, 2026 | Stories
by Judy Greenway In 2010, when I was in my sixties, I was interviewed for an undergraduate dissertation on the Women’s Liberation Movement in Britain. As my memory was better then than it is now, here is the more autobiographical part of that interview. I grew...
by howl | Jan 12, 2026 | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980s, 1981, campaigns, First memories of getting involved
Consciousness Raising Group with Essex University lake and tower blocks (Amber Djemal, Lynne Friedli and others) Chris Baylis (Lavercombe) Having left school during my first year of A-levels, and following an unsuitable marriage aged 18-yrs with motherhood following a...
by howl | Jan 9, 2026 | 1978, 1979, 1980s, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, First memories of getting involved, Groups
Michele Grant I arrived at Essex University straight from my comprehensive school in Liverpool. I had no money as I was expecting to pick up a cheque with my full grant which was to cover all my needs. How lucky we were in those days, except that the cheque didn’t...