Welcome to Feminist Archive North

A rich and unique record of the Women’s Liberation Movement from 1968 to the present day.

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Five items of jewellery

As much of our archive consists of written documents we are always delighted to receive donations of other objects. We recently received eight pieces ...

FAN is delighted to have added the Dr Sheila Abdullah collection to our archive. This extensive collection of papers, pamphlets and other documents was ...

Cover of North Tyneside Women's Aid Annual Report 1986-87

Although most of our work at FAN consists of conserving and cataloguing new donations, we also make time to review existing collections. We have ...

Logo of the Association of Librarians and Information Professionals in the Social Sciences

The relationship between material culture and women’s activism is the topic of an online event organised by the Association of Librarians and Information Professionals ...

Cover of book Women Against Violence Against Women

The editors of a key feminist book have made it available to FAN as an ebook. Women Against  Violence Against Women was edited by dusty ...

FAN members Lou Lavender and Al Garthwaite spoke at the recent launch of a new book called the People’s History of Leeds. They talked ...

Women’s Liberation Movement timeline

Explore our chronology of the Women’s Liberation Movement (WLM) in Britain from 1965 to 1979

Think you know your herstory?

Test your knowledge of the Women’s Liberation Movement in Britain by taking our quiz

In our own words. The founding of National Women’s Aid

Explore our oral history project which documents the founding of National Women’s Aid through the voices of the women who were there at the beginning.

Liz Kelly
Liz Kelly
Liz Woodcraft
Liz Woodcraft
Jalna Hamner
Jalna Hamner
Jan Pahl
Jan Pahl