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This chapter explores the impact of the Women’s Liberation Movement on the North East of England from the standpoint of women who were involved in the Seventh National Women’s Liberation Conference, which was held in Newcastle in 1976. It shows how Spare Rib played a central role in this conference’s organisation.
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Scanlon, J. (2017). Feminist Perspectives: North East and National. In: Smith, A. (eds) Re-reading Spare Rib. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49310-7_3
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