The Broadside Collective - Inside Broadside: A Decade of Feminist Journalism

Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Title: Inside Broadside : a decade of feminist journalism / Philinda Masters with the Broadside Collective.

Names: Masters, Philinda, editor.

Description: Series statement: A Feminist History Society book | Includes bibliographical references and index.

Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20190083506 | Canadiana (ebook) 20190084901 |

ISBN 9781772601121 (softcover) | ISBN 9781772601138 (EPUB)

Subjects: LCSH: Broadside (Toronto, Ont.) | LCSH: Womens periodicals, CanadianHistory. | LCSH:WomenCanadaPeriodicals. | LCSH: Womens rightsCanadaPeriodicals. | LCSH: FeminismCanadaPeriodicals. LCSH: Canadian newspapersHistory. | LCSH: Newspaper publishingCanadaHistory.

Classification: LCC PN4914.W58 I57 2019 | DDC 305.420971dc23

Copyright 2019 by Broadside Communications

www.FeministHistories.ca

Cover design by Michel Vrana

Edited by Andrea Knight

Book design by Melissa Kaita

Original series design by Zab Design & Typography

Broadside: A Feminist Review held copyright for all materials published in its pages from 1979 to 1989 ( All Rights Reserved). This was before the digital era, so no electronic rights were required. For questions concerning permissions, contributors, or contact information on the authors, please contact p.masters@utoronto.ca.

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Second Story Press gratefully acknowledges the support of the Ontario Arts Council

and the Canada Council for the Arts for our publishing program. We acknowledge

the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Book Fund.

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To those brave and brilliant feminists no longer with usBroadside collective members Bev Allinson, Heather Brown, and Jacqueline Frewin; artists and activists such as Moira Armour, Sherrill Cheda, Maryon Kantaroff, and Kay Macphersonto the others who helped lead the way, and to the now and future feminists who will continue to stand strong.

Contents

A Decade of Feminist Publishing, 19791989 by Philinda Masters

• Opinions: Ours and Yours

Letters

• Introductory Issue (May 1979), p. 3
• Volume 1, No. 1 (October 1979), p. 3
• Volume 1, No. 1 (October 1979), p. 3
• Volume 1, No. 3 (December 1979), p. 2
• Volume 2, No. 10 (August/September 1981), p. 2
• Women and Words Volume 5, No. 1 (October 1983), p. 2
• A What? Volume 6, No. 4 (February 1985), p. 2
• Father Tongue Volume 6, No. 4 (February 1985), p. 2
• No Free Trade! Volume 9, No. 2 (November 1987), p. 2
• Deliberate Decision Volume 9, No. 3 (December 1987/January 1988), p. 3
• Womens Railroad Volume 10, No. 5 (August/September 1989), p. 3
• Fairminded Volume 10, No. 5 (August/September 1989), p. 3
• Valuable Girder Volume 10, No. 5 (August/September 1989), p. 3
• Remarkable Accomplishment Volume 10, No. 5 (August/September 1989), p. 3
• Outside the Mainstream Volume 10, No. 5 (August/September 1989), p. 3
• Mainstay in the Community Volume 10, No. 5 (August/September 1989), p. 3
• Well Earned Rest Volume 10, No. 5 (August/September 1989), p. 3
• Cheers Volume 10, No. 5 (August/September 1989), p. 3
• One of the Best Volume 10, No. 5 (August/September 1989), p. 3
• Heroic Enterprise Volume 10, No. 5 (August/September 1989), p. 3

Editorials

• This is Broadside Introductory Issue (May 1979), p. 2
• Volley Number Six: A Sugar-Coated Pill Volume 1, No. 6 (1980), p. 2
• Wife Beating Volume 3, No. 8 (June 1982), p. 2
• Building Bridges Volume 5, No. 7 (May 1984), p. 2
• Thats Entertainment! Volume 6, No. 4 (February 1985), p. 2
• The Medium and the Message Volume 7, No. 1 (October 1985), p. 3
• Free trade: No Bargain for Women Volume 8, No. 2 (November 1986), p. 2
• Broadside and Beyond Volume 10, No. 5 (August/September 1989), p. 2

Comments

• Thrse Casgrain: A Voice For Women by Kay Macpherson Volume 3, No. 3 (December 1981/January 1982), p. 6
• And Now for a Really Big Shoe by Sarah Sheard Volume 4, No. 5 (March 1983), p. 14
• Down, Not Out by Lisa Freedman and Susan Ursel Volume 4, No. 10 (August/September 1983), p. 3
• Standards of Sisterhood by Catharine A. MacKinnon Volume 7, No. 3 (December 1985/January 1986), p. 6
• The White Imperialist Gaze by Mariana Valverde Volume 7, No. 9 (July 1986), pp. 34

Movement Matters: News and Purviews

• Ritualized Mutilation by Susan G. Cole Volume 1, No. 1 (October 1979), p. 4
• Rebel Music: Rock Against Racism by Susan Sturman Volume 1, No. 3 (December 1979), p. 12
• FPC: Growing Pains by Sheila Mclntyre Volume 1, No. 9 (July/August 1980), pp. 7 and 17
• Constitutional Conference: Valentines Day Revenge by Jane Hastings and Judith Lawrence Volume 2, No. 5 (March 1981), p. 4
• Im in the Mood for Sexual Revolution by Joanne Kates Volume 2, No. 7 (May 1981), p. 9
• Too Soon to Judge by Val Edwards Volume 3, No. 6 (April 1982), p. 6
• Zeroing In on Zionism by Lilith Finkler Volume 4, No. 1 (October 1982), pp. 4 and 10
• Rebirth of Midwifery by Vicki Van Wagner Volume 5, No. 3 (December 1983/January 1984), p. 11
• No Sporting Chance by Helen Lenskyj Volume 5, No. 4 (February 1984), p. 4
• REAL Women? by Pat Daley Volume 5, No. 5 (March 1984), p. 6
• The Abella Report: At the Feet of Privilege by Sarah Elliot Volume 6, No. 5 (March 1985), p. 3
• The Fraser Report: Sex and the Special Offence Committee by Debi Brock Volume 7, No. 3 (December 1985/January 1986), pp. 8 and 9
• Forces of Opposition by Karen Dubinsky Volume 8, No. 6 (April 1987), pp. 5 and 6
• Its Only Sexual Terrorism by Melanie Randall Volume 8, No. 9 (July 1987), pp. 5 and 14
• Enough is Enough: Native Womens Rights Volume 9, No. 2 (November 1987), p. 4
• Against her Will: Judges Biases #1 by T. Brettel Dawson Volume 10, No. 1 (October 1988), p. 3
• Submitting to the Judge: Judges Biases #2 by T. Brettel Dawson Volume 10, No. 2 (November 1988), p. 4

Features: Debates & Debacles

• Mainly Because of the Media by Philinda Masters and Eve Zaremba Introductory Issue (May 1979), pp. 10 and 11
• Ms. Print by Philinda Masters Introductory Issue (May 1979), pp. 10 and 11
• Constitutional Conference 2: Women Make it Happen by Kay Macpherson Volume 2, No. 5 (March 1981), p. 5
• The Dinner Party: Indigestion for the Establishment by Susan Crean Volume 3, No. 10 (September 1982), p. 8
• Journey Through Unchartered Territory by Sheila Mclntyre Volume 4, No. 5 (March 1983), pp. 8 and 9