Country Women

Name/Title

Country Women

Entry/Object ID

2024.20.7

Tags

Feminism

Description

Country Women featured poetry, essays, journals, and special interest writing focusing on rural feminist women issues, consciousness raising, living. Each issue presents a different theme, with the back half focused on learning various practical skills. Holdings: "Living Alternatives" Special Issue #6, June 1973; "Structures" #9, January 1974; "Mental and Physical Health" #19, March 1976.

Context

Country Women was an American feminist magazine published in Albion, California, from 1972 to 1979. A self-described feminist country survival manual and creative journal, Country Women was founded, hand-illustrated, and typewritten by Carmen Goodyear and a commune of women living on her property in Mendocino County. The magazine ceased publication in1979 due to financial and staff issues.

Category

Periodical

Publication Details

Publication Type

Magazine

Periodical

Periodicals/Newsletters

Editor

Country Women

Publisher

Country Women

Place Published

City

Albion, CA

Date Published

1972 - 1976

Printer

Waller Press

Publication Subjects

Feminist Politics

Location

Periodicals in Folders - Box #2
Periodicals Ladder Shelf

Web Links and URLs

Wikipedia page

Create Date

November 3, 2025

Update Date

March 30, 2026