CWLU News
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The CWLU News was the monthly newsletter aimed at the CWLU membership. Here one can truly sense the diversity of ideas and projects within the CWLU.

The individual issues we have online are scanned copies. We also include a brief listing of the highlights of each issue. We will be adding more issues over time, organized by the year and month.



Vintage Video of the Rock Band Print E-mail

Consumer video was still in its infancy in the early 1970's, but some video of Rock Band performances do exist.

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Who We are and How We Got Here Print E-mail
These are the 1972 liner notes from the album Mountain Moving Day which featured both the Chicago and the New Haven Women's Liberation Rock Bands
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Suffragette City: The Chicago Women's Liberation Rock Band Print E-mail
by Ben Kim(1994): This is a somewhat abridged version of an article that appeared in Chicago's alternative paper, New City in April of 1994).
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"One By One You're Gonna Know Our Power" Print E-mail

The Chicago Women's Liberation Rock Band and the Politics of Cultural Transformation
by Hillary Reser (2004): This is a seminar paper written by Hillary Reser of the University of Chicago under the direction of Professor Amy Dru Stanley.

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Rock Band Photos and Graphics Print E-mail
Browse photos and graphics for the Chicago and New Haven Women's Liberation Rock Bands.
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Song Lyrics Print E-mail
Lyrics for the Chicago and New Haven songs are available.
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Listen to the Mountain Moving Day Album Print E-mail
The Mountain Moving Day album had songs by both the Chicago and the New Haven Women's Liberation Rock Band. We have converted all of the songs to MP3 audio so that you may hear both the Chicago and the New Haven Bands. 
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From Women Who Broke the Silence

“ The test for whether or not you can hold a job should not be the arrangement of your chromosomes.

Bella Abzug