The sixth National Women's Liberation Movement conference, held in Edinburgh in 1974, was a significant one. It led to the adoption of the fifth and sixth demands of the WLM: for legal and financial independence for all women; and the right to a self-defined sexuality. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the conference a number of organisations, including GENDER.ED at the … [Read more...]
Another chance to hear author Ajay Close
Author Ajay Close is returning to Leeds in June to discuss her novel What Doesn't Kill Us, about feminists in Leeds at the time of the Peter Sutcliffe murders. Her talk is part of the Leeds Lit Fest and takes place at the Leeds Library, 4pm on Saturday 15 June. Tickets £6. Information and booking. … [Read more...]
NEW ACQUISITION
We are delighted to have received a donation of two prints of Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp by the artist Helen C. Houlston. They were donated by Tony Hall, who bought them in 1984 at a fundraising event for Greenham held in Northumberland. … [Read more...]
An evening with author Ajay Close
Ajay Close did some of the research for her latest novel at Feminist Archive North. What Doesn't Kill Us explores the story of Reclaim the Night and the Women's Liberation Movement in Leeds, and reveals just how much the world has changed since the 1970s – and how much it hasn’t. Ajay will be in conversation with Diana Muir, a junior reporter on the Yorkshire Evening Post in … [Read more...]
Did you use or work in sexual health services in Britain before 1980?
If so, a new research project would love to hear from you! A new research project at the University of Birmingham is exploring the history of sexual health in Britain from 1918 to 1980. A big part of this project involves the collection of oral history interviews with people who used or worked in sexual health clinics in this period. At the end of the project in 2025, the … [Read more...]