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A crucial exploration of the wealth and diversity of work by women artists working in the 1970s and 1980s during a period of seismic social and political change.

The first of its kind, this exhibition is a wide-ranging exploration of feminist art by over 100 women artists working in the UK. It shines a spotlight on how networks of women used radical ideas and rebellious methods to make an invaluable contribution to British culture. Their art helped fuel the women's liberation movement during a period of significant social, economic and political change. In the 1970s and 1980s a new wave of feminism erupted. Women used their lived experiences to create art, from painting and photography to film and performance, to fight against injustice. This included taking a stand for reproductive rights, equal pay and race equality. This creativity helped shape a period of pivotal change for women in Britain, including the opening of the first women's refuge and the formation of the British Black Arts Movement. Despite long careers, these artists were often left out of the artistic narratives of the time. This will be the first time many of their works have been on display since the 1970s. Through their urgent and powerful art visitors will encounter a productive, politically engaged set of communities, who changed the face of British culture and paved the way for future generations of artists. -- Tate website.

Foreword / Alex Farquharson

A note from our advisors / Althea Greenan, Griselda Pollock and Mariene Smith

Introduction: The personal is political / Linsey Young

'Little circles': on group work, feminism and art by women / Amy Tobin

The Black women's movement: fighting on all fronts / Stella Dadzie

Too much to dream?: trans people and the art of the 1970s and 1980s / Juliet Jacques

The lond lens of motherhood: the art of giving and sustaining life / Zuzana Flaskova

Unexpected pleasures: punk, feminism and art / Rachel Garfield

Don't do it for love: feminist film distribution in 1980s Britain / Ash Reid

A radical decace: Black women artists in 1980s Britain / Dorothy Price

Representing South Asian women in Britain / Alice Correia

What is strategy?: towards breaking the cycle / Amrita Dhallu.

Women artists > 20th century > Exhibitions.

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Tate Britain (Gallery), host institution.

National Galleries of Scotland, host institution.

Whitworth Art Gallery, host institution.