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Fifty years later, memories have eroded but the sting of ancient
friction remains. Bitter battles were waged over whether women
should work with men on the left or forge a separatist route; over
whether to focus on theory or action; over who should speak for
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wasn’t crazy about the idea but I brought some ideas people
liked, so I was chosen to give the New York group’s speech [and
write a leaflet], which read:
Carol Hanisch: I took that phrase off her leaflet and I started
signing all my letters “Sisterhood is powerful.” But it got turned
on its head along the way. Originally it meant that we needed to
unite in order to win things for women. Later it got to be that you
should be nice to all women. People would accuse others of being
unsisterly if they criticized anybody.
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the room went: “Oh, my god. That’s exactly what mine says to
me.” If women are all being accused of being too emotional, what
does that mean? If people who are powerless are trying to be
heard and respected, it can push you into being a little hysterical,
right?
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Lindsy Van Gelder: I’d been on tryout at the New York Post a
few weeks when this press release from Robin Morgan comes
across the city desk saying that they’re going to have this
demonstration. I was sent out to meet Robin and the more she
talked, the more my mind was going click, click, click. At the
time, one story getting a lot of respect was guys burning their
draft cards. New York Radical Women had planned to have what
they called a “Freedom Trashcan” in Atlantic City, where they
were going to throw in Playboy magazines and girdles and other
articles of oppression. I’m a sucker for alliteration, so when I was
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Bev Grant: We sang jingles that I wrote, like: “Ain’t she sweet,
making profit off her meat.” I had never written a song before but
it started my new career as a singer-songwriter.
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Hanisch: I was one of the four women that hung the “Women’s
Liberation” banner from the balcony, which was scary but
wonderful. I really hated interrupting the outgoing Miss America
as she gave her farewell speech. We didn’t really mean to be
criticizing the individuals — it was the whole idea of beauty
pageants that we were criticizing.
Morgan: The pageant has been called the birth of the women’s
movement which is a) totally untrue, and b) deeply satisfying.
NOW was already toiling away, so it’s not fair. But this protest
caught the public imagination. The next week [NYRW] had our
meeting and 300 women showed up! People were forming
groups all across the country and it was out of hand.
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Morgan: For a long while when young women would ask, what
do you have to teach us? I would say, only our mistakes. But we
didn’t only make mistakes. We did lay down a trail as much as
anybody can in a shifting society and a very violent time. There is
a glorification of the ’60s and how great it was. But don’t envy us
for having done it, do your own version of it.
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Purse-Carrying Drones Hovered Down the Dolce & Gabbana
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The Woman Experimenting Before Moving to L.A.
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Why Is Everyone So Upset About the Women’s Figure-Skating Results?
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The Worst Rim-Job Story Ever
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Lessons Learned from the Winter Olympics
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Your Comprehensive Guide to the Kim Cattrall–Sarah Jessica Parker
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Did Taylor Swift Break Up With Karlie Kloss?
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Everything to Know About the Shaun White Sexual-Harassment
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