Respectful Differences: 1983 letters concerning feminist theatre between Jill Posener and Sue Parrish. All images © Jill Posener howl-uk.org/respectful-d...

Nicolle Freni speaks in two parts about her 'Route 66 to Women's Liberation, including the kicks'. Read part one 'Growing Up a Working-Class Young, Gay, Woman in Brooklyn' here: howl-uk.org/my-route-66-... Nicolle age 32, at a friend’s wedding in Hackney

Women from Ford Dagenham picketing for equal value for equal work, 1984. 16 years after their first walkout — credited with kick-starting the 1970 Equal Pay Act — they were still fighting for pay parity with skilled male workers. Credit: Maggie Murray. Format Archive, Bishopsgate Institute

In 1973, single women needed a male guarantor to get a mortgage. Hilary Land was there when financial & legal independence became the Fifth Demand of the Women's Liberation Movement: howl-uk.org/the-fifth-de...

Angie: The Centre’s multifaceted history is well captured in the film, ‘Breaking Ground: the story of the London Irish Women’s Centre’ 2013, directed by Michele Deignan and produced by Clare Dearnaley. (breakinggroundfilm.com)

The London Irish Women's Centre (1983-2012) was a feminist collective supporting Irish migrant women in London: housing rights, domestic violence support, anti-discrimination work, and cultural community. Ann Rossiter interviews Angie Bertill about her time there. 🇮🇪 Interview: tinyurl.com/2uv5xvjr

Brenda Prince's photographs from protests: Image one: Protesters at rally & march organised by WRRC/NAC against Enoch Powell’s Unborn Children (protection) Bill. (27 April 1985) Image two: NUJ Magazine Branch Picket of Sunday Sport offices, London, October 1986. Both from Format Archive.

Images courtesy of Andrea Kim Valdez from her article for HOWL: Art from Greenham Common 1981/2 howl-uk.org/art-from-gre...

Become a Friend of HOWL, and contribute to making sure we gather as many stories of the Women's Liberation Movement as possible. howl-uk.org/join-the-how...

"No internet, no social media, no apps." In this HOWL article, Helen Bishop remembers the women-run B&Bs, travel guides and feminist networks that helped lesbians find community, safety and adventure before the digital age. howl-uk.org/lesbians-tra...

In this piece for 'Write Women into History', Gilli Salvat recalls how women youth workers fought for girls' access to space, resources and opportunities in the 1970s and 80s—helping transform youth services across Britain. A reminder that progress is organised. howl-uk.org/the-girls-yo...

Frankie Green remembers a 1970s Islington of feminist squats, women’s centres, communal childcare and lesbian organising. Her story is a reminder of how many public spaces, civil liberties and collective freedoms have since been lost. Read on: bit.ly/432jh9X Become a friend of HOWL: bit.ly/49Iub8t

From a Catholic Convent to Lesbian Feminism! by Carol Smith. Born in 1952 and raised a Catholic, Carol moved to London in 1978 and to Hackney in 1985. howl-uk.org/from-a-catho...

Judy Greenway discovered feminism in the 1960s - "I just felt I was different and didn’t want to fit in with what was expected of me." Very relatable! Read about her co-founding Catcall, a non-sectarian discussion journal by and for women in the WLM in the 1970s. howl-uk.org/finding-wome...

In 1972, women in Merseyside started to offer free pregnancy testing; by April 1973, Bolton, Cambridge and South London WLM groups had followed suit. Read about birth control services when they started in Bristol in 1973, by Helen Donoghue and Janet Brewer: howl-uk.org/a-free-pregn...

"All through the 1970s there were books coming out that made me examine what it was to be a woman." Celia Burgess-Macey's account of her joining a consciousness raising group in Islington in the seventies. Read her article for a brilliant 1970s reading list! howl-uk.org/my-first-con...

'Greenham Gals' - Read about Liz Tunmer's time at Greenham Common with her CND group for parents, back in 1981. howl-uk.org/greenham-gals/

Did we Make a Difference? Catriona Courtier writes about her experiences of becoming a feminist in the 1970s, starting by reflecting on her badge collection from that era... reprinted from Write women into history, Hackney Howlers. howl-uk.org/did-we-make-...

Thursday 19th March at 2.30pm: Miriam David and Daphne Davies will join Mary Evans at the Women's Library to talk about their work with HOWL, including writing about experiences of WLM in Bristol 1960 - 70s, and the way the women's movement used banners and posters to show women's empowerment.

It's International Women's Day, so why not read HOWL's newest story by Helen Martins? She speaks about he impact of Spare Rib magazine on her life and politics. Strength, support and solidarity with women all over the world. howl-uk.org/an-afternoon...

HOWL will be visiting the Brighton & Hove Women's History Group at 5.30pm on Tuesday 10th March, at Brighton's central Jubilee Library. Come along to learn about how HOWL came into being and how you might be able to get involved and record your own story of the WLM. howl-uk.org/notices/

"Women's liberation is impossible without the destruction of the class system - and a middle-class women's movement can't do that. It's only the oppressed and exploited people who have the strategic power to overthrow capitalism" Read in full - howl-uk.org/why-miss-wor...

Lynne Segal recalls 1970s Islington as a feminist ecosystem: single mothers living collectively, women’s centres, childcare, squats, presses and strike support. Care and solidarity—then systematically attacked under Thatcher. howl-uk.org/islington-lo...

From discovering The Feminine Mystique in 1969 to a life of feminist anthropology, research, Pat Caplan reflects on listening, food, culture and women’s everyday lives across the world. Thoughtful, generous—and a reminder that the struggle isn’t over. Read the full piece: howl-uk.org/a-feminist-l...

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Lynne Friedli on Essex University (1978–81): feminism, lesbian politics, student activism—and how it changed her life. A powerful personal history. howl-uk.org/memories-of-...

Fenwomen turns 50. Virago’s first book reclaimed rural women’s lives through oral history collected and written by Mary Chamberlain —and Angela Phillips’ photographs made that labour visible. The full photo archive is now online. Take a look 👇 howl-uk.org/photo-archive/ #womensliberation

"Over the past few months, we’ve been meeting together to talk about those days: what they meant to us then, what they mean to us now, and what the feminist politics of that time might mean for a new generation of women." howl-uk.org/memories-of-... #WomensLiberation #RadicalHistory #1970sBritain

Stuck for a festive gift idea? Give the gift of Feminist History by joining HOWL's Friend's scheme! Supporting the critical work of collecting and publishing the memories of women who were involved in the Women’s Liberation Movement. howl-uk.org/join-the-how... ✊🖌️ #feministhistory #gift #HOWL

“Hands off my future!” — Ayesha Khawla Usmani remembers studying engineering in the 1970s, Lambeth Women's Carpentry Workshop the Grunwick strike and more! www.howl-uk.org/hands-off-my-future ✊🏽 #southlondonblackwomensgroup #LWW #FeministHistories #women #1970s #GrunwickStrike #HOWL #HackneyHowlers