Community Press (TU), London, 1977 | Stapled Booklet, 16pp | First Edition
A vivid artefact of second-wave feminism, the incredibly scarce song zine captures the voice, wit and defiance of the British women’s movement in the late 1970s. Produced for the 1977 National Women’s Liberation Conference, it gathers 30 protest and solidarity songs under themes of autonomy, equality and resistance — from “Abortion on Demand” and “Equal Pay Blues” to “We Don’t Need the Men” and “I’m Tired of Fuckers.”
Hand-typed and mimeographed by Community Press in London, the publication embodies grassroots feminist publishing: raw, urgent and utterly of its time. Both a protest manual and a cultural document, it charts the creative energy that fuelled the women’s movement and the DIY politics of 1970s activist print culture.
A rare survivor from the height of feminist organising in Britain — and an essential piece of social and cultural history linking music, politics and print.
Good+ condition: Light age toning and mild creasing to wraps; staples intact and pages clean. Minor handling marks consistent with age.
