It Takes a Village

Dear friends of FP,

We’re celebrating our Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award by taking a deep dive into the history of the Press. Today, we remember the 1980s—the decade of the Feminist Press’s adolescence.

As the saying goes, it takes a village. The Feminist Press grew from an idea in the summer of 1970 to a living, lasting institution thanks to an extensive village of supporters, creators, and readers who understood the value of feminist literature long before the mainstream publishing industry.

From the start, part of the Feminist Press’s village was a dynamic and multivocal community of writers, thinkers, and activists. Over the past few weeks, donors like you have made contributions in honor of some of these extraordinary people and their works, including Agnes Smedley’s 1929 autobiographical novel Daughter of Earth, republished by the Feminist Press in 1987, and Katharine Burdekin’s 1935 feminist utopia The End of This Day’s Business, published in 1989.

Feminist artists, activists, and readers have always been the backbone of FP, and we strive in turn to support their necessary work through the books we publish. Donate today and become part of FP’s “village”!

In solidarity,

The Feminist Press team—Lauren, Rachel, Lucia, Jisu, Nick, Drew, Amy, Yannise, and Jackie