Sisterhood and After: An Oral History of the Women's Liberation Movement

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Title

Sisterhood and After: An Oral History of the Women's Liberation Movement

Publisher

The British Library

Description

Interviews and biographies of sixty women and six men who participated in the Women's Liberation Movement in the United Kingdom during the 1960s-1980s. Over 140 clips of oral history interviews are included. Participants discuss landmark moments for the movement, including the introduction of the contraceptive pill and the passing of the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act. The site also includes thematically-compiled articles that feature relevant interviews and a timeline of major WLM events.

Subject

Barbara Castle
Bernadette Devlin
Margaret Thatcher
Women's Liberation Movement
National WLM Conference
Reclaim the Night March
Second Wave Feminism
Femininity
Womanhood
Women
Femininities
Heterosexuality
heterosexual
Homosexuality
homosexual
lesbian
gay
queer
chastity
chaste
virgin
virginity
double standard
Race
Ethnicity
ethnic
racism
colonialism
orientalism
cultural difference
Religion
religious
spirituality
Children
Adolescence
Teens
Marriage
married
marriage guides
Criminalization
prosecution
arrests
laws
Intimate Partner Violence
sexual abuse
violence
rape
gender based violence
transphobia
homophobia
misogyny
Celebrations
Pride
activism
Health
Disease
addiction
recovery
Reproduction
conception
pregnancy
childbirth
Contraception
Birth Control
sterilization

Date

1960s
1970s
1980s

Type

Photographs
Videos
Interview
Biography

Identifier

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Coverage

United Kingdom
Great Britain
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland

Website Item Type Metadata

Date Accessed

6/28/2016

Source Institution Type

Government

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