“If you got married, you could lose your job. If your husband beat or raped you, that was your problem. And if you wanted contraception, you did not go to your GP. Welcome to the 1970s.” A review of Ms Understood: Women’s Liberation in 1970s Britain.
‘feminism’ Posts
Kickstart needed?
16th September, 2009 by Mike Haydock
The women’s game can only improve with investment, but without the media exposure, it will continue to rumble on below the radar, writes Mike Haydock.
Double trouble?
7th September, 2009 by Chie Elliott
The British are notoriously awkward in their attitude towards women’s breasts, especially when it comes to breastfeeding.
The hard line
3rd September, 2009 by Katie
“I want to take the format of porn and use it as a force for good,” Suraya Singh is the editor of Filament magazine, “the thinking woman’s crumpet”.
One for the ladies . . .
21st August, 2009 by Danny
“I needed them the way I needed food and shelter for survival . . .” Danny explores the Golden Age of lesbian pulp fiction.
Go Hilary!
12th August, 2009 by Katie
I love Alice Fishburn’s piece in today’s Times, championing Hilary Clinton’s riposte to the unfortunate mistranslated journalist who asked her for “Mr Clinton’s” opinion: “My husband is not Secretary of State, I am”. Fishburn writes: “Clinton showed enough starch yesterday to win respect from any woman.”
She adds: “The flare-up in the Congo rings true with [...]