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Feminist and Lesbian Politics: Monographs-Periodicals-Articles

While diverse in medium and subject matter, this collection contextualizes women’s liberation highlighting issues of class, race, sexuality and imperialism. The materials in this collection focus on lived experience and practical knowledge instead of theory. Accordingly, this collection predominantly features perspectives of women often excluded from or overshadowed in popular feminist discourse, including nonwhite, lesbian/queer, working-class, and the Third World. Topics of focus include violence against women and self-defense, representation of women in the media, radical feminist perspectives, historical feminist perspectives and reproductive rights.  Formats include periodicals, monographs, articles and reports. Although the materials examine a wide range of topics and contain a diverse set of perspectives, many of the materials were produced in the Bay Area and the vast majority of the materials come from the United States. Although many of the contents were published 30+ years ago, they still maintain contemporary relevance.

Documents

Womens Liberation Womens Liberation
Volume Number: Issue 23 June-JulyFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Feminist and Lesbian Politics: Monographs-Periodicals-Articles
It Aint Me Babe It Aint Me Babe
Publisher: Berkeley Women's LiberationYear: 1970Volume Number: Vol. 1-1 JanuaryFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Feminist and Lesbian Politics: Monographs-Periodicals-Articles
Inside this Issue: Self-defense for women; contraception; demands to Berkeley University regarding discrimination; "La Chicana: Let's Build a New Life"; "Day Care and You"; poetry
It Aint Me Babe It Aint Me Babe
Publisher: Berkeley Women's LiberationYear: 1970Volume Number: Vol. 1-11 AugustFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Feminist and Lesbian Politics: Monographs-Periodicals-Articles
Inside this Issue: "A Struggle for Identity"; "Strike! Women's Liberation"; poetry; excerpts from Emma Goldman; "Black and White: My Hippie Past"; "Anatomy of an Abortion"; "An open letter to Betty Friedan";
It Aint Me Babe It Aint Me Babe
Publisher: Berkeley Women's LiberationYear: 1970Volume Number: Vol. 1-5 AprilFormat: PeriodicalCollection: Feminist and Lesbian Politics: Monographs-Periodicals-Articles
Special Magic Issue; Inside this issue: "Women Towards a New Culture"; "mail strike: why were women's issues invisible?"; "Red Witch"; "Witch's Brew"; "On the small group"; "On my own oppression"; "The Feminist Eye"; "Keep On Truckin Sisters"; "Unspoken Culture"; poetry; more
Babaye: A Primer about Women and for Women Babaye: A Primer about Women and for Women
Publisher: GABRIELA-Mindanao and Womens Studies and Research Center (Philippines)Year: 1986Format: MonographCollection: Feminist and Lesbian Politics: Monographs-Periodicals-Articles
Produced by organizers in the Filapino Womens Movement, this monograph provides a historical context of womens oppression, the coming the Spaniards and the destrcution of traditional womens roles, women in the Phillapine Revolution and the current status of Filapino women.