In the first part of her testimony Helen talks about her introduction to Spare Rib magazine in the early 1970’s. She discusses issues around women's health and in particular, mental health. [when reviewing the transcript, Helen corrected the date near the beginning of the recording from 1976 to 1973 when she would have been 22 or 3]

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Helen McConnachie - audio testimony for Liberating Histories - 1 of 2

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