Name/Title
Off Our BacksEntry/Object ID
2024.4.51Secondary Title
oob / The Feminist NewsjournalDescription
Off Our Backs (stylized in all lowercase; oob) was an American radical feminist periodical that ran from 1970 to 2008, making it the longest-running feminist periodical in the United States. Marilyn Salzman-Webb and Marlene Wicks were among Off Our Backs original founders, creating the periodical in Washington, D.C. as a response to what many felt was an underrepresentation of the women’s liberation movement in mainstream media. It was a self-sustaining periodical edited and published by a collective of women consisting mainly of volunteers who practiced consensus decision-making. Reporting on feminism related topics, the periodical transitioned from a monthly to a bi-monthly newspaper, and ultimately to a quarterly magazine before financial difficulties led to its termination in 2008. - from Wikipaedia
Off Our Backs dealt with some controversy in 1984 during the creation of On Our Backs.[9][10][11]Publication Details
Publication Type
NewspaperPeriodical
Periodicals/NewslettersVolume/Number/Issue
HOLDINGS: Many issues from 1979 through 2007. Incomplete set.Date Published
1970 - 2008ISSN
0030-0071Condition
Overall Condition
FairNotes
Many issues between 1995-1998 are "strips." This means issues were stripped of banner or front cover in order for bookstore to receive credit for unsold issues.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
WE LEARN (Women Expanding Literacy Education Action Resource Network) & Mev MillerCreate Date
June 14, 2024Update Date
February 4, 2025
