Virago Women: Birth of the Women's Liberation Movement
The 1960s may have carried the promise of "free love" and alternative culture, but for many women, life and expectations remained largely unaltered. It wasn't until the 1970s that the Women's Liberation Movement triggered significant changes in the world, transforming publishing and literature. In 1973, a group of women founded Virago Press, an imprint created to represent the 52 percent of the population. Their mission was to give women a voice, restore their history, and reclaim women's literature. Follow the journey of these determined women from 1973 to the present, as they published books that reshaped the world's perspective on women.
The 1960s may have carried the promise of "free love" and alternative culture, but for many women, life and expectations remained largely unaltered. It wasn't until the 1970s that the Women's Liberation Movement triggered significant changes in the world, transforming publishing and literature. In 1973, a group of women founded Virago Press, an imprint created to represent the 52 percent of the population. Their mission was to give women a voice, restore their history, and reclaim women's literature. Follow the journey of these determined women from 1973 to the present, as they published books that reshaped the world's perspective on women.
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