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C ontents 1 Contents 20 The Many Faces of Love 2 Letters 22 Stroppy Strippers Fight Back Behind the News 26 History of the Women’s Movement 6 Women’s Studies Association Report Part 2: Women’s Rights 7 The Party’s Over Now — knocking back 30 A Gift of Life by Dara McNaught — feminist art short story 8 The Missing Children of Argentina The Feminist Eye — Broadsheet on 9 Inaction on Health Recommendations the Arts 10 In Brief 33 Arts Centre for Women in Los Angeles 11 Interview: Nancy Kiel, Musician 34 5Arts Journal Review 14 Breaking the Circuit of Control: 35 Exhibition Review: Allie Eagle Psychology and Oppression 36 Book Reviews 18 Dear Feminist Fanny: Broadsheet’s 39 Hogwash Own Agony Column 40 Classified Advertisements Women • Broadsheet is published by Broadsheet Magazine Ltd, P.O. Box The Broadsheet Collective: Sarah Calvert, Sandra 5799. Auckland; Registered Office: 1st Floor, Colebrooks Build­ Coney, Miriam Jackson, Anne Macfarlane, Priscilla ing. 93 Anzac Avenue, Auckland I; and printed bv Wanganui Pitts. Newspapers Ltd. .70 Drews Avenue. Wanganui. These women also worked on this issue: Christine Permission must be sought before articles are reprinted. Dann, Joan Oswin, Helen Porter, Jill Ranstead, Do­ Broadsheet is on file at the Women’s Collection, Special Collec­ reen Suddens, Michelle Treadaway, Jean Volkerl- tions Department. Northwestern University Library. Evanston, ing, Joy Wright and the enveloping women. Illinois 60201. U.S.A. Cover: Priscilla Pitts Illustrations: Helen Courtney, pages 1, 6, 9, 10 Harriet Lee, page 30 Vanya Lowry, pages 14, 16, 17 1 i LETTERS Death by Adoption — would like to meet me. Al­ P.19! Her remarks about in­ love, but as a security ob­ responses. though at first I felt that fertile women and women ject, and as a raison d'etre? perhaps buried memories wdth infertile husbands are I feel that anyone who Dear Broadsheet, were being unearthed at the remarkably insensitive for gives birth'to a child must With reference to your cost of more pain, I now someone w'ho claims examine their reasons for article The Case Against feel happy that my daughter "never to do anything doing this and be fully Adoption (Broadsheet No. is being raised as an indi­ against other women.” And aware of their responsibil­ 7l}, here's just one piore vidual by parents whose her comments about wo­ ity to themselves, to the "case" for the record. primary consideration is men's bodies make them child and to life itself in When I was 15 I gave birth not possession. sound as though they are doing so. For children do to a daughter, who I’d de­ May I suggest that Joss machines — another phal- not belong to anyone but cided to have adopted. The Shawyer uses a little more locratic trap. themselves. Joss speaks of decision to go through with grey matter to see the adop­ It does seem that a great rights, I w'ould prefer to the adoption was entirely tion procedure in less black number of children are born speak of responsibilities. mine. I was not even ap­ and white terms. unwanted and wall remain "And a w'oman who held proached by a welfare of­ Yours sincerely, so all their childhood. In ficer until 1 had made that a babe against her bosom Deborah Telford. such circumstances it be­ said, decision. I could not have comes credible that some hoped for a more sympathe­ Speak to us of Children , women may prefer for their And he said: tic doctor, family, or group Dear Broadsheet, child to be adopted, if they of friends to help me Your children are not . ‘ Inreply to your article on realize that they cannot your children. through what was a very Joss Shawyer (Broadsheet carry out their responsibil­ painful and traumatic ex­ They are the sons and No. 7l), although 1 sym­ ity to their child and are daughters of Life's longing perience. Moreover 1 am pathise with much of w hat glad for the child to have a sure that all three would for itself. she says 1 would like to chance of grow ing up in a They come through you have been equally as help­ reply to several points in secure home even if it is not ful if I'd decided to keep my but not from you the article. w ith the "natural” mother. And though they are wdth daughter. P.16, f doubt whether the Surely this w'ould be better Joss Shawyer em- you yet they belong to fact of being a mother really than leaving these children ph asises the fact that a you, makes one automatically to be fostered all their You may give them your mother's child is her child.