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The tactics employed at the Miss World protest 1970 and the subsequent trial mirrored the approach used in earlier protests and movements, such as the 1968 action by women in the USA outside the Miss America contest, and in the civil rights movement in the States and in the ‘Deeds not words’ approach of Suffragettes long before that. Direct action as a tactic is having a resurgence in expressions of resistance today – across the world.
The 1970 protest stands on the shoulders of the women in the USA who protested outside the Miss America contest in 1968.
Our protest against a sexist spectacle in the Albert Hall became an iconic moment of resistance in women’s history that burst into the living rooms of a world-wide TV audience. Many women said they became feminists that night.
The history and significance of the protest have received considerable attention over the last 50 years: in Philippa Walker's 2002 documentary Miss World 1970: Feminists and Flour Bombs, Sue MacGregor's 2002 Reunion Programme Miss World 1970, the comedy drama Misbehaviour feature film and Hannah Berryman's documentary Miss World 1970: Beauty Queens and Bedlam, 2020.
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| ISBN13/Barcode | 9780850367676 |
|---|---|
| ISBN10 | 0850367670 |
| Author | Sue Finch, Jenny Fortune, Jane Grant, Jo Robinson et al [ed] |
| Binding | Paperback |
| Date Published | 1 Nov 2020 |
| Frequency | No |
| Report Date | N/A |
| Pages | 212 |
| Publisher | Merlin Press |
