A look back at Anger: The Women's Liberation Movement in 1978

Women's History Review

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 337-356

  Rees, Jeska ^a  

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EID: 77954198179     PISSN: 09612025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09612025.2010.489343     Document Type: Review

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