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Posted on 27th June 2022

Free Abortion on Demand was the third demand of the Women’s Liberation Movement in the UK. In the light of the Roe v Wade decision in the US it’s worth asking to what extent that demand was ever achieved here – or indeed any of the other six demands. These placards of the seven demands were made for our 2020 International Women’s Day display.

‘The Hard Work Paid Off’: Newsletters in the Women’s Aid Archive

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Posted on 7th June 2022

The latest blog from the Women’s Aid Federation England (WAFE) archive project highlights the newsletter series, which is a really rich source for researchers. It shows how Women’s Aid has developed and grown throughout the decades and links in the changing context of the time. It can be seen here

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Posted on 4th June 2022

Between 1975 and 1980 serial killer Peter Sutcliffe murdered 13 women across Yorkshire and the North-West. Angered by the police advice that women should walk home with a man, feminists in Leeds flyposted this poster, together with another one saying Curfew on Men – the Ripper is a Coward. This poster is part of the Sandra McNeill Collection which we are currently cataloguing.

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Posted on 13th May 2022

We are currently cataloguing the archive of veteran peace campaigner Helen John and found this front page from 2006. Helen was arrested with Sylvia Boyes under little-noticed new legislation which treated protesters who breached any of 10 British military bases as potential terrorists. Her archive also includes a piece of the Greenham Common fence.

Feminist Book Fortnight is coming!

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Posted on 5th May 2022

feminist-book-fortnight-2022All around the country lots of independent bookshops will be putting on displays of feminist books. There will also be events – details of these can be found at Feminist Book Fortnight

One event is called The Tide Comes In: Feminist Magazines, Past and Present. It takes place at Nottingham’s Five Leaves Bookshop and features Dr Laurel Forster and Dr Joanne Hollows in conversation with Dr Catherine Clay, looking back on the history of feminist magazines, starting with the iconic publication Time and Tide. The event will also be live streamed online. It takes place on 24 May (7pm-8.30pm). To attend in person book here. To watch online book here.

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