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 Feminist Periodicals

Dr. Melanie Waters and Dr. Victoria Bazin discuss feminist periodicals, such as Spare Rib and Shrew Magazine.

For further information:
The British Library online archive about Spare Rib: http://www.bl.uk/spare-rib

Some information about Shrew magazine and its contexts: http://www.bl.uk/learning/histcitizen/21cc/counterculture/liberation/shrew/shrew.html

An article from the Guardian about the 1970 feminist action against Miss World in the Albert Hall: http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2010/nov/19/feminists-disrupted-miss-world-tv

Sally Alexander’s account of her role in the Miss World protest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO9rPZ7Y_Vw