- Freewoman
The Freewoman was a feminist weekly published between
November 23 ,1911 andOctober 10 ,1912 and edited byDora Marsden andMary Gawthorpe .Although "The Freewoman" published articles on women's waged work, housework, motherhood, the suffrage movement, and literature, its notoriety and influence rested on its frank discussions of sexuality, morality, and marriage. "The Freewoman" urged tolerance for homosexuality, advocated for
free love , and encouraged women to remain unmarried."The Freewoman"'s editorial stance distinguished it sharply from the attitude of suffragists like
Millicent Fawcett who was so disturbed at the journal's approach to sexuality that she tore the first issue into little pieces.In March 1912 Gawthorpe resigned due to poor health and disagreements with Marsden. In September 1912,
W H Smith refused to carry "The Freewoman" and in October 1912, the journal folded.Although its circulation probably never exceeded 200, it had a significant influence in
Modernist circles. Among its contributors wereRebecca West ,H. G. Wells ,Edward Carpenter , andGuy Aldred .In June 1913 Marsden started
The New Freewoman which was more concerned with literary modernism than feminism and was funded byHarriet Shaw Weaver . In 1914, "The New Freewoman" became The Egoist.References
*Doughan, David and Denise Sanchez, (1987) ‘’Feminist Periodicals’’ (ISBN 978-0814717981)
*Bland, Lucy (1995) [http://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/histcourse/women/hannam/text/han183a.htm Heterosexuality, Feminism and The Freewoman Journal] (Retrieved May 27, 2007)*The Freewoman, Facsimile Reprint of Volume 1 & 2 (47 issues), (ISBN 978-4-902454-27-7) www.aplink.co.jp/ep/4-902454-27-0.html
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