Volume One, Number Five -- May/June 1971

In May/June of 1971, Eugene's Women's Press published stories that seem strangely current to a contemporary reader. Feminists were engaged in anti-war activism, pondering the question of "Are Our Sons Dying for Off Shore Oil?" (In this case, the oil was off the shores of Cambodia.) Some feminists were questioning whether "alternatives" to capitalist culture are just as patriarchal as the mainstream they supposedly challenge. Women from privileged backgrounds struggle to confront both their privilege and their oppression. I don't know whether to be depressed or inspired by all of this. After all, as one second-wave writer put it, feminism is "the longest revolution."

Table of Contents (With Links to Articles)

•  Cover
• "From An American White White Middle Class Woman" (Poem) -- Page 1
• First Oregon NOW Chapter in Portland -- Page 1
• Editorial Page -- Page 2
• "May Day" (Coverage of Demonstrations) -- Page 3
• "Are Our Sons Dying for Off Shore Oil?" -- Page 3
• "Everything You Always Wanted to Know About VWs" -- Page 4
• Women's Labor News -- Page 5
• More News -- Page 6
• "Alternative Life Styles: The Monster in Disguise" -- Pages 7-10
• "How to be a Good Secretary" -- Page 10
• "Commune Life" and "Radicalibs" -- Page 11
• "Herstory: First Woman to Practice Law in Oregon" -- Page 12
• Poetry -- Page 13
• Information and Reviews -- Page 14