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...
by howl-team | Jul 25, 2024 | 1970s, campaigns, consciousness raising, First memories of getting involved, Groups
Yvonne Reynolds My involvement in second-wave feminism in the 1970s and 80s had two distinct sources: the British Communist Party (‘Euro-communist’ wing, influenced by Antonio Gramsci and the Italian communists, and opposed by what we called the ‘Stalinist wing’ who...
by howl-team | Nov 29, 2023 | 1972, campaigns, First memories of getting involved, Groups, Stories
by Amanda Sebestyen I first heard the words ‘women’s liberation’ from a man friend on a visit from North America around 1968. I remember saying ‘Oh good’, and hearing about animal liberation too. These movements felt more human, more relatable than the young Leninist...
