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 University of Edinburgh and Women’s History Scotland, have come together to organise a series of public engagement events and blog posts on the history of the 1974 conference and its relevance for feminist activism today. The project involves collecting memories of the event and situating them within wider historical and contemporary contexts; and to connect past with present and future campaigns. More information about the project.
One of the events is an evening reception and panel discussion with speakers including writer Zoe Fairbairns and Furrah Riaz from the Muslim Women’s Resource Centre. It is taking place on Friday 21 June in Edinburgh. More information and booking.