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History of Feminism

sufrommich

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11. Wonderful OP Seabeyond! I recall these "radfems"

Reply to seabeyond (Original post)

Sun Jun 17, 2012, 08:54 AM

Jun 2012

also put domestic violence on the table .I think a lot of younger people don't realize that domestic violence was a hidden issue up until this point, there was no such thing as a Woman's Shelter and the police and medical community usually looked the other way and called domestic violence "lovers spats". We have a lot to be thankful for when thinking about these pioneers of the second wave, they changed the world, now they're being reduced to cartoonish villains.Our young sisters need to realize, our rights aren't automatic,they were fought for and are still being fought for.

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REDSTOCKINGS MANIFESTO-July 7, 1969 [View all] seabeyond Jun 2012 OP

I do not have time to read and digest fully at this moment. MadrasT Jun 2012 #1

The terms 'feminist' and 'feminism' have been demonized. redqueen Jun 2012 #2

Two more links... redqueen Jun 2012 #3

now woman, all in good time. lol seabeyond Jun 2012 #4

Maybe we could collect a bunch to pin to the top of the group... redqueen Jun 2012 #5

i think each deserve their own thread to acknowledge and allow a person the time learning seabeyond Jun 2012 #6

Good idea. nt redqueen Jun 2012 #7

As I recall, this was taken far more seriously than the SCUM Manifesto at the time eridani Jun 2012 #8

I recall this this the same way. nt sufrommich Jun 2012 #10

that MRA has sites that are afraid of it lets us know something. they are still taking it seriously seabeyond Jun 2012 #12

This got me investigating... MadrasT Jun 2012 #9

Wonderful OP Seabeyond! I recall these "radfems" sufrommich Jun 2012 #11

also put domestic violence on the table seabeyond Jun 2012 #13

Thanks for the great thread, sea! CrispyQ Jun 2012 #14

KICK redqueen Oct 2013 #15

damn, i use to make good OPs. lol. gonna have to re read all this stuff later. sounds interesting. seabeyond Oct 2013 #17

Wow thanks for the kick RQ ismnotwasm Oct 2013 #16

Makes it painfully clear why some people work sooooo fucking hard to demonize rad fems, doesn't it? redqueen Oct 2013 #18