The women's liberation movement, activism and therapy at the grassroots, 1968-1985

The women's liberation movement was the impetus for the founding of new institutions of psychological and mental health care for women in the late 1970s and 1980s. This article draws upon the archive of one such site, based in Islington, North London, to explore the ways that members of the mov...

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Published in:Women's history review 2018-11, Vol.27 (7), p.1152-1168
Main Author: Crook, Sarah
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
Activism
Females
Feminism
Grass roots movement
Health facilities
Independence movements
Local politics
Medical treatment
Mental disorders
Mental health care
Mental health services
Oppression
Psychiatric hospitals
Psychiatry
Psychological distress
Race
Social classes
Women
Womens health
Womens rights movements
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Summary:The women's liberation movement was the impetus for the founding of new institutions of psychological and mental health care for women in the late 1970s and 1980s. This article draws upon the archive of one such site, based in Islington, North London, to explore the ways that members of the movement interacted with local politics and were attentive to racial and economic oppression. It demonstrates that consciousness-raising groups and feminist magazines made women's distress visible and that this visibility led to the development of feminist critiques of mainstream psychiatric care. The critiques of mainstream provision laid the ground for grassroots interventions into women's mental healthcare in the community.
ISSN:0961-2025
1747-583X
DOI:10.1080/09612025.2018.1450611