Feminism 1980s119

12-12-1980 - WAVAW occupation of The Sun newsroom, Fleet Street London 1980 in protest against sexual attacks and violence against women, which women believe are made worse by the newspaper's sexist approach to jo... © Tessa Howland

21-01-1988 - Women protesting at the Alton Bill outlawing abortion after 18 weeks proposed by David Alton MP London © Maggie Murray

21-01-1988 - Women protesting at the Alton Bill outlawing abortion after 18 weeks proposed by David Alton MP London © Maggie Murray

21-01-1988 - Women protesting at the Alton Bill outlawing abortion after 18 weeks proposed by David Alton MP London © Maggie Murray

27-10-1987 - A nurse in uniform joins other women protesting against the Alton Bill on abortion, before a meeting organised by LIFE, the anti-abortion group, London, 1987. The Alton Bill, a Private Member's Bill,... © Stefano Cagnoni

27-10-1987 - Protest against the Alton Bill on abortion, before a meeting organised by LIFE, the anti-abortion group, London, 1987. The Alton Bill, a Private Member's Bill, proposed reducing the time limit to wome... © Stefano Cagnoni

27-10-1987 - Women protesting against the Alton Bill on abortion, before a meeting organised by LIFE, the anti-abortion group, London, 1987. The Alton Bill, a Private Member's Bill, proposed reducing the time limi... © Stefano Cagnoni

26-10-1987 - Tony Benn, Hilary Wainwright, Socialist Society Conference, 1987, Chesterfield. Hilary Wainwright socialist feminist and editor of Red pepper magazine speaking and the leftwing Labour Party MP Tony Be... © John Harris

26-10-1987 - Tony Benn, Hilary Wainwright, Ralph Miliband 1987, Socialist Society Conference, Chesterfield © John Harris

26-10-1987 - Hilary Wainwright, Socialist Society Conference 1987, Chesterfield. Writer and editor of Red Pepper © John Harris

26-11-1986 - A Cruisewatch protester talks to American soldiers at a Cruise Missile deployment on Salsbury Plain. © Bob Naylor

26-11-1986 - Cruisewatch protesters arrested on Salisbury Plain were tried in the magistrates court in Devizes Supporters protest outside the court. © Bob Naylor

26-11-1986 - Cruisewatch protesters form a web outside Devizes Police Station where demonstrators arrested on Salisbury Plain were being held. © Bob Naylor

25-11-1982 - Cruisewatch stopping a USAF cruise missile launcher 1982. Protesters lying on the road in front of a speeding cruise missile convoy returning to RAF Greenham Common from a USAF exercise deployment on... © John Harris

25-11-1986 - Cruise missile convoy carrying nuclear weapons 1986 USAF convoy returning to RAF Greenham Common from a deployment on Salisbury Plane. The deployment was continually harassed by Cruisewatch peace camp... © John Harris

25-11-1982 - Cruisewatch protester stopping a cruise missile launcher 1982 Woman stepping into the road in front of a speeding USAF cruise missile launcher convoy returning to RAF Greenham Common from a USAF exerc... © John Harris

04-11-1986 - Protesters gather as American Cruise Missiles based from Greenham Common are deployed to Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire. © Bob Naylor

12-07-1986 - Durham Miners Gala 1986. Anne Scargill and women of the Barnsley Miners Wives Action Group on the traditional Labour movement parade through the City © Stefano Cagnoni

18-03-1986 - Christian CND protest against Cruise missile convoy 1986 returning from Salisbury plain. Monks holding up white crosses as a launcher and convoy carrying nuclear missiles passes by returning to RAF Gr... © John Harris

06-02-1986 - RAF Molesworth Peace Camp 1986 Police removing protestors blocking the road © Melanie Friend

06-02-1986 - RAF Molesworth Peace Camp 1986 Women protestors blockading the Air Gate in icy conditions, Northamptonshire © Melanie Friend

06-02-1986 - RAF Molesworth Peace Camp 1986 Blockade by women protestors in the snow against cruise missiles. Snow women at the gate © Melanie Friend

06-02-1986 - RAF Molesworth Peace Camp 1986 Helen Leslie (L,72) and Margaret Turner (62) of Southend CND blockade the base in the early morning © Melanie Friend

23-06-1985 - Protest against The Gillick Ruling 1985, a legal campaign by Victoria Gillick to stop GPs giving contraceptive advice and treatment to under 16 year olds without prior parental consent © Stefano Cagnoni

23-06-1985 - Protest against The Gillick Ruling 1985, a legal campaign by Victoria Gillick to stop GPs giving contraceptive advice and treatment to under 16 year olds without prior parental consent © Stefano Cagnoni

15-06-1985 - 1985 Diane Abbott in a satirical comedy review sketch, Labour Party Womens Conference © Stefano Cagnoni

04-03-1985 - The bitter end, Miners Strike 1985. Miners Wives support group leading a demonstration of striking miners before the return to work as the strike ends. Rossington pit village © John Harris

04-03-1985 - The bitter end, Miners Strike 1985. Miners Wives support group leading the return to work as the strike ends. Rossington pit village © John Harris

04-03-1985 - The bitter end, Miners Strike 1985. Miners Wives support group leading the return to work as the strike ends. Rossington pit village © John Harris

21-02-1985 - Miners wives picket Yorkshire Main pit, 1985 Yorkshire © John Sturrock

19-02-1985 - Miners, wives and children Picket of Frickley colliery 1985. Marching with their union banner to the pit. Picket of Frickley colliery in defiance of a court injunction limiting the number of pickets t... © John Harris

19-02-1985 - Scab van, picketing Frickley colliery Miners Strike 1985 in defiance of a court injunction limiting the number of pickets to 6, South Elmsall, Yorkshire. A van carrying strikebreakers passes angry com... © John Harris

18-01-1985 - Miners Strike 1985. Derbyshire Womens Action Group and supporters march from Markham Main to Arkwright Pit in the snow, January 1985, almost one year into the miners strike to show their continuing su... © John Harris

18-01-1985 - Miners Strike 1985. Derbyshire Womens Action Group and supporters march from Markham Main to Arkwright Pit in the snow, January 1985, almost one year into the miners strike to show their continuing su... © John Harris

23-09-1984 - Blockade of the USAF Air Base at Greenham Common on the third anniversary of the establishment of the Greenham Common Womens Peace Camp. Police force back women as they try to prevent military vehicle... © Stefano Cagnoni

23-09-1984 - Women from the peace camp, 1984, RAF Greenham Common airbase, Newbury, Berkshire walk round the highly fortified base. © Peter Arkell

23-09-1984 - Women from the peace camp, 1984, RAF Greenham Common airbase, Newbury, Berkshire walk round the highly fortified base. © Peter Arkell

11-08-1984 - Miners wife from Maltby, South Yorkshire 1984 at a demonstration of women in support of the NUM © NLA

06-08-1984 - Greenham Common womens peace camp, 1984, No More Hiroshimas protest against US cruise missiles at the RAF base, on the anniversary of the dropping of the Hiroshima bomb. Newbury © Katalin Arkell

03-08-1984 - Women at the Miners welfare canteen, Great Houghton, 1984 South Yorkshire. Feeding striking miners © John Smith

04-07-1984 - Womens support group laughing, 1984 Lobby of NUM Annual Conference Sheffield 1984 © John Harris

04-07-1984 - Miners Strike Kersley 1984 Putting up a poster for National Womens Demonstration. Food Kitchen for striking miners and their families adjacent to Kersley Colliery near Coventry. Poster advertising the... © John Harris

12-05-1984 - Womens National protest, Miners Strike, 1984, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Arthur Scargill, Jack Taylor © John Smith

12-05-1984 - Womens National protest, Miners Strike, 1984, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Point of Ayr Colliery banner, women form North Wales © John Smith

12-05-1984 - Womens National protest, Miners Strike, 1984, Barnsley, Yorkshire. Women from Staffordshire © John Smith

12-05-1984 - Womens National protest, Miners Strike, 1984, Barnsley, Yorkshire, Barnsley Women © John Smith

12-05-1984 - Womens National protest, Miners Strike, 1984, Barnsley, Yorkshire, SEAM Easington women. © John Smith

12-05-1984 - Womens National protest Miners Strike, 1984 Barnsley, Yorkshire. Staffordshire women © John Smith

24-03-1984 - Paul Mason facing Miners wives, Coalville 1984 arguing the politics of the strike with a young Paul Mason, Workers Power member. The placards proclaim the slogans Unity is Strength and Our fight is yo... © John Harris

24-03-1984 - Paul Mason facing Miners wives, Coalville 1984 arguing the politics of the strike with a young Paul Mason, Workers Power member. The placards proclaim the slogans Unity is Strength and Our fight is yo... © John Sturrock

20-03-1984 - Women from Edlington picketing Thoresby colliery, 1984 Nottinghamshire © Peter Arkell

08-03-1984 - Jayaben Desai Grunwick dispute speaking London 1984 International Womens Day. Afia Begum Campaign. Afia Begum was a young Bangladeshi widow who was deported from London with her child, Asma, in April... © Melanie Friend

24-02-1984 - Greenham Common womens peace camp, 1984 Washing up in the woods of the camp outside the Greenham RAF airbase, near Newbury, Berkshire. © Katalin Arkell

24-02-1984 - Greenham Common womens peace camp, 1984 Resting at the camp outside the Greenham RAF air base, near Newbury, Berkshire. © Katalin Arkell

24-02-1984 - Greenham Common womens peace camp, 1984. Talking to visitors and relaxing at the camp with an open fire outside the Greenham RAF air base, near Newbury, Berkshire. © Katalin Arkell

24-02-1984 - Greenham Common womens peace camp, 1984. Talking to visitors and relaxing at the camp with an open fire outside the Greenham RAF air base, near Newbury, Berkshire. © Katalin Arkell

24-02-1984 - Greenham Common womens peace camp, 1984, Newbury, Berkshire, to protest at the US cruise missiles at the air base, and the threat of nuclear war. © Katalin Arkell

24-02-1984 - Greenham Common womens peace camp, 1984, Protest at US cruise missiles on the base. Relaxing at the camp outside the Greenham RAF air base fence, near Newbury, Berkshire. © Katalin Arkell

01-01-1984 - Balloons for Peace, RAF Greenham Common peace camp against the American USAF cruise missiles at the base, New Years Day 1984 © John Harris

15-12-1983 - Greenham Common peace camp, 1983. Protest outside Newbury Magistrates Court, Berkshire, at trial of women arrested at the entrance to the airbase. © NLA

12-12-1982 - Embrace the Base, RAF Greenham Common 1983. Women pushing at the perimeter fence, protesting at the presence of US cruise missiles with nuclear warheads, Peace Camp supporters surround the base in day... © Peter Arkell

12-12-1982 - Embrace the Base, RAF Greenham Common 1983, Newbury, Berkshire. Peace Camp supporters surround the base in day of action. © Peter Arkell

29-10-1983 - Women rip down the perimiter fence, RAF Greenham Common. USAF helicopter © John Sturrock

01-10-1983 - Women delegates protest against exclusion of women 1983 Labour Party Conference. CLPD Women's Action Committee © John Harris

16-09-1983 - Varoomshka picket at the NUJ, London, 1983. NUJ trade union members picket NUJ HQ in protest at the cartoon appearing in their union journal The Journalist. It was considered to be sexist and therefor... © Stefano Cagnoni

16-09-1983 - Varoomshka picket at the NUJ, London, 1983. NUJ trade union members picket NUJ HQ in protest at the cartoon appearing in their union journal The Journalist. It was considered to be sexist and therefor... © Stefano Cagnoni

16-09-1983 - Varoomshka picket at the NUJ, London, 1983. NUJ trade union members picket NUJ HQ in protest at the cartoon appearing in their union journal The Journalist. It was considered to be sexist and therefor... © Stefano Cagnoni

04-07-1983 - Women blockading RAF Greenham Common 1982, USAF airbase, Newbury, Berkshire. Women weave thread onto the gates of the main entrance, while others blockade it by sitting down. © Peter Arkell

07-06-1983 - Peace protest blockade USAF Upper Heyford Oxfordshire 1983 Police watch women peace campaigners blockade protesting against nuclear weapons by blockading USAF Upper Heyford and dancing and laughing in... © John Harris

01-04-1983 - 1983 14 mile human chain from Greenham to Aldermaston. Women for Peace and 70,000 women protesters forming a human chain between RAF Greenham Common USAF American Airforce Base - from which cruise mis... © John Harris

01-04-1983 - 1983, 70,000 women protesters forming a 14 mile human chain 1983 between Greenham Common USAF American Airforce Base from which cruse missile launchers were deployed to Burghfield, Aldermaston nuclear... © Peter Arkell

01-04-1983 - 1983, 70,000 women protesters forming a 14 mile human chain 1983 between Greenham Common USAF American Airforce Base from which cruse missile launchers were deployed to Burghfield, Aldermaston nuclear... © Peter Arkell

29-03-1983 - Women blockading RAF Greenham Common 1982, USAF airbase, Newbury, Berkshire. Women protesting at the presence of US cruise missiles with nuclear warheads © NLA

04-02-1983 - Feminist author Dora Russell speaking to younger women, Women's conference London 1983 © Melanie Friend

13-12-1982 - Blockade against cruise missiles, Greenham Common, 1982 © John Sturrock

13-12-1982 - Protesters blockade against cruise missiles, Greenham Common 1982 © John Sturrock

13-12-1982 - Blockade against cruise missiles, Greenham Common 1982 © John Sturrock

13-12-1982 - Greenham Common, 1982 Women protest against the deployment of US cruise missiles. Police removing women from a road leading into the base. © Joanne O'Brien

13-12-1982 - Greenham Common, 1982 Women protest against the deployment of US cruise missiles. Police removing women from a road leading into the base. © Joanne O'Brien

13-12-1982 - Greenham Common, 1982 Women protest against the deployment of US cruise missiles. Police removing women from a road leading into the base. © Joanne O'Brien

13-12-1982 - Greenham Common, 1982 Women protest against the deployment of US cruise missiles. Police removing women from a road leading into the base. © Joanne O'Brien

13-12-1982 - Greenham Common, 1982 Women protest against the deployment of US cruise missiles. Police removing women from a road leading into the base. © Joanne O'Brien

13-12-1982 - Greenham Common, 1982 Women protest against the deployment of US cruise missiles © Joanne O'Brien

12-12-1982 - Woman pinning pictures of their families on the fence of Greenham Common, Embrace the Base protest, 1982 30,000 woman joined hands around the nine mile perimeter fence of RAF Greenham © Bob Naylor

12-12-1982 - Embrace the Base protest 1982, RAF Greenham Common. 30,000 women joining hands around USAF American Airforce base from which cruise missiles were deployed © John Harris

12-12-1982 - Embrace The Base women protest, Greenham Common 1982. USAF American Airforce Base from which cruse missile launchers were deployed © John Harris

12-12-1982 - Embrace the base women protest, Greenham Common 1982. Elderly woman with placard, USAF American Airforce Base from which cruse missile launchers were deployed © John Harris

12-12-1982 - Veteran Peace campaigner Angela Gradwell playing her concertina USAF Greenham Common Cruise Missile base, 1982 © Bob Naylor

12-12-1982 - Embrace the Base protest RAF Greenham Common 1982, 30,000 women joining hands around USAF American Airforce base from which cruise missiles are deployed © John Harris

12-12-1982 - Embrace the base women protest, Greenham Common 1982 American Airforce Base from which cruse missile launchers were deployed. 1982 Protestor singing and playing guitar. © John Harris

12-12-1982 - Embrace the base women protest at the perimeter fence, Greenham Common USAF American Airforce Base from which cruse missile launchers were deployed. 1982 © John Harris

12-12-1982 - Embrace the base women protest at Greenham Common 1982 USAF American Airforce Base from which cruse missile launchers were deployed. 1982 Protestor singing and playing guitar. © John Harris

12-12-1982 - Embrace The Base women protest Greenham Common 1982 USAF American Airforce Base from which cruse missile launchers were deployed © John Harris

10-10-1982 - Women blockading RAF Greenham Common 1982. Blockade The Base women protest by sitting down at Greenham Common USAF American Airforce Base from which cruse missiles were deployed © John Harris

10-10-1982 - Police arresting women blockading Greenham Common 1982. Blockade the base women protest by sitting down at Greenham Common USAF American Airforce Base from which cruse missile launchers were deployed.... © John Harris

10-10-1982 - Police arresting women blockading Greenham Common 1982. Blockade the base women protest by sitting down at Greenham Common USAF American Airforce Base from which cruse missile launchers were deployed.... © John Harris

05-08-1982 - Women's safety survey conducted in Church Street market by Women Against Rape to ascertain women views on their safety, London, 1987 © Phil Defries

05-08-1982 - Women's safety survey conducted in Church Street market by Women Against Rape to ascertain women views on their safety, London, 1987. © Phil Defries

18-03-1982 - Anna Coote NUJ speaking, Womens TUC Bournemouth 1982 © Stefano Cagnoni

18-03-1982 - Pat Healy NUJ speaking, Womens TUC Bournemouth 1982 © Stefano Cagnoni