''Red Rag: A Magazine of Women's Liberation'' was a British socialist feminist magazine published between 1972 and 1980.

History

The magazine was produced by a Marxist collective, not aligned to any political party. Though it originated among

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members of the

Communist Party of Great Britain The Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) was the largest communist organisation in Britain and was founded in 1920 through a merger of several smaller Marxist groups. Many miners joined the CPGB in the 1926 general strike. In 1930, the CPGB ...

(CPGB), the editors called for "total democracy" and involved feminist contributors from outside the party. This pluralism led to CPGB disquiet after the first issue appeared, and the party withdrew funding and expelled the magazine's editorial board. The magazine's editorial collective responded that "it's not yours to ban". ''Red Rag'', "lively and often irreverent", pressed for activism on a host of issues affecting women: Writers included Beatrix Campbell, Sue Slipman,

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, Audrey Wise,

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and

Selma James Selma James (born Selma Deitch; formerly Weinstein; August 15, 1930) is an American writer, and feminist and social activist who is co-author of the women's movement book ''The Power of Women and the Subversion of the Community'' (with Mariaros ...

References

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Red Rag: A Magazine of Women's Liberation (1973?-1980?)
''Grassroots Feminism'' Defunct women's magazines published in the United Kingdom Political magazines published in the United Kingdom Feminism in the United Kingdom Magazines established in 1972 Socialist magazines Feminist magazines Marxist magazines Socialist feminism Communist Party of Great Britain