In the seventies, a group of women came together to create this bible of sorts for other women; a way to show the world what women were creating and doing. They wanted to create a world that centred women in a world that only centred men.
The book has sections on bookstores and feminist presses, women’s healthcare centres and crafting groups, self defense groups and legal resources, women’s centres and coffeehouses, feminist theatre and newspapers, women’s restaurants, and all feminist women-owned enterprises.
They created a miracle in a short amount of time, a culture that reflected women and focused on the needs of the forgotten sex. Two sisters got in their car and drove 12,000 miles to visit communities and chronicle the work women were doing.
They’ve just republished the book & I ordered one. If you want a peek into the past feminist fury of creativity and determination & a guide to show what can be done, get yourself one of these books. Our generation has to rebuild. This book - women from the past - shows us how.
