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It argues that historical accounts of the UK WLM need to incorporate understandings of the emotional intensity of feminist activism, and understand it in relation to the vicinity of trauma, experimental female homosocial bonds and the difficulty of finding language and a feminist voice that can articulate political and personal claims.
Women’s music, film and theatre groups, art and theatre proliferated throughout the 1970s and 80s. Feminist bands, musicians and related projects are archived here in a collection of written and oral histories and memorabilia.
5 lip 2011 · This work-in-progress collection comprises testimonies and interviews, discographies, gigographies and memorabilia including photographs, videos, recordings, flyers, press clippings and posters, plus links to ongoing women’s music-making and feminist activism.
3 wrz 2012 · The exhibition is based on the Women’s Liberation Music Archive (WLMA). Launched in May 2011 by Frankie Green and myself (Debi Withers), our aim is to map the music making histories of the UK Women’s Liberation Movement, 1970-1989.
5 maj 2011 · Feminist bands and musicians were not solely about providing great entertainment but embodied a world-changing commitment to putting politics into practice and advancing women’s rights. Challenging sexism and stereotyped gender roles, their lyrics and style reflected the values of the WLM.
8 mar 2021 · Unafraid to embrace their feminine energy, 80s pop and dance music also gave way for women artists to express themselves through sexual liberation. Both Joan Jett's music and style proved the importance of rock rebellion to feminist movements.
2 wrz 2012 · Music & Liberation: The History of Feminist Music Making in the UK, 1970 – 1989 is a Heritage Lottery funded exhibition touring the UK this Autumn. The exhibition shows how feminists used music as an activist tool to entertain and empower women during the 1970s and 1980s.
