Social Context / Legislation • The Benyon abortion bill proposes to ban all abortions after 12 weeks except where there is a grave threat to the mothers life, give notification of abortion to the patient's GP, deny abortion advice to girls under 16 except with parents present, restrict the charities that run clinics, and give police access to patient's records from centres and … [Read more...]
CHRONOLOGY OF THE WLM IN BRITAIN
1976 – (3 of 3)
Journals • Catcall • Images of Women Newsletter, London • Lesbian Teachers Newsletter, Nottingham • Out of the Pumpkin Shell, Birmingham • Scarlet Women, Tyne & Wear • Women Craft • Women Speaking, London Bradford / Leeds • Future Directions for the WLM in Leeds Conference, Leeds, March. "...for all women in Leeds interested in the women's movement. Previous to … [Read more...]
1976 – (2 of 3)
Organisations / Campaigns • National Women's Aid Foundation (NWAF) splits into four different organisations: Women's Aid Federation [England] (WAF[E]), Northern Irish Women's Aid, Scottish Women's Aid and Welsh Women's Aid. • Alliance for Fair Images and Representation in the Media (AFFIRM), London [became Women's Media and Action Group] • Committee for Lesbian Action Now … [Read more...]
1976 – (1 of 3)
Social Context / Legislation • Domestic Violence and Matrimonial Proceedings Act passed. This act makes injunctions possible without a divorce or separation proceedings. It becomes possible for a court to order a man out of the matrimonial home, whether or not he owns it or the tenancy is in his name. Problems arise in that these protections do not apply to unmarried women. • … [Read more...]
1975 – (3 of 3)
Journals • Bread and Roses, Leeds • Manchester Women's Paper • Red Herring, Edinburgh • Women and Education, Manchester • Women's Information and Newsletter Service: WINS News: • The Women's Liberation Movement National Information Service , became Women's Information, Referral and Enquiry Service (WIRES), Leeds • Women's Research and Resource Centre Newsletter, … [Read more...]