Women’s Liberation Music Archive

The  Women’s Liberation Music Archive is a small corner of webspace focusing on “feminist music-making in the UK and Ireland from 1970 – 1990.” The project, an initiative of DM Withers and Frankie Green, is actively and openly seeking contributions, corrections and all forms of support to make the website a fun and useful tool.

The bands featured in the archive represent the ideals of second wave feminism with a “sisterhood is powerful” attitude and leanings towards jazzy/folk/rock sounds.

My personal highlights from the collection are “Didn’t Affect Me” by The Fabulous Dirt Sisters and “Self Defense” by Ova.

Here’s a digitized version of  the “Making Waves” compilation put out by Girlfriend Records in 1981, featuring twelve women’s bands from the UK. Here’s to you, sisters in song!

DOWNLOAD: Making Waves compilation