NB: Some organisations whose names were all in capital letters do not appear to have been abbreviations. In the interests of clarity, however, these organisations appear in this list with the purpose or longer name of the organisation in parenthesis.
| AFFIRM | Alliance For Fair Images and Representation in the Media |
| ALRA | Abortion Law Reform Association |
| ASA | American Sociological Association |
| AWARE | Action for Women’s Advice, Research and Education |
| BSA | British Sociological Association |
| BUSWAG | Bradford Union of Students Women’s Action Group |
| CHE | Campaign for Homosexual Equality |
| CLAN | Committee for Lesbian Action Now |
| CP | Communist Party |
| DHSS | Department of Health and Social Security |
| FAST | Feminists Against Sexual Terrorism |
| GLF | Gay Liberation Front |
| IMG | International Marxist Group |
| IS | International Socialists (later the SWP) |
| ISIS | (An International Women’s Newsletter/Bulletin/Collective) |
| LAAG | London Abortion Action Group (becomes WACC) |
| MAMA | (Women Artists Together) |
| NAC | National Abortion Campaign |
| NALGO | National And Local Government Officers Association |
| NCCL | National Council of Civil Liberties |
| NOOL | National Organisation Of Lesbians |
| NOW | National Organisation for Women |
| NF | the National Front |
| NWAF | National Women’s Aid Federation (becomes WAF(E), Scottish Women’s Aid and Welsh Women’s Aid) |
| OHP | Oral History Project (of The Feminist Archive North) |
| PROS | Programme for the Reform Of Soliciting laws |
| POW | Power of Women (also known as WFH) |
| ROW | Rights of Women |
| SEQUEL | (A contact service for isolated lesbians) |
| SPUC | Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child |
| SWAT | So What’s Alternative Theatre? |
| SWP | Socialist Workers Party |
| UWL | Union of Women for Liberation |
| WA | Women’s Aid |
| WAF(E) | Women’s Aid Federation (England) |
| WAMM | Women Against Media Myths |
| WAR | Women Against Rape |
| YBA | Why Be A Wife? Campaign |
| WEA | Worker’s Educational Association |
| WERC | (Campaign against discrimination in education) |
| WFH | Wages For Housework |
| WIN | Women’s International Network |
| WINS | Women’s Information and Newsletter Service |
| WL | Women’s Liberation |
| WLM | Women’s Liberation Movement (Britain) |
| WLW | Women’s Liberation Workshop |
| WNCC | Women’s National Co-ordinating Committee |
| WRRC | Women’s Research and Resources Centre |
| WWC(C) | Working Women’s Charter (Campaign) |