Three songs from a performance at the Vrouwen festival in Amsterdam, 1979 @ the Milkweg

Ova - Live in Amsterdam

Song from the first Fabulous DIrt Sisters recording which includes early versions of 'Army Song' and 'Street Song'

Women for Peace - Fabulous Dirt Sisters

York Street Band on Moving

King Computer from 1980s London based feminist band Hi-Jinx. 

Copyright hi-Jinx



King Computer - HI-Jinx

The Brazen Hussies were formed in Bradford at the height of the radical feminist Women’s Liberation Movement in the city. Di and Sheila were at university there, Val comes from Liverpool and Miranda is a Londoner. We started by getting together in each others’ flats and playing the current women’s songs and more general folk and blues songs we knew, just for ourselves. We enjoyed songs by Alix Dobkin, Cris Williamson, Peggy Seeger, and Greenham Women songs among others. We were taking part in many women’s events around West Yorkshire at the time, and started performing at some of these - conferences, fund-raisers, discos - we were the entertainment after the hard work! We wrote some of our own songs and performed covers as well. Many of our songs were sing-along ones and we always encouraged women to join in.







Brazen Hussies - Brazen Hussies copyright Brazen Hussies

The Brazen Hussies were formed in Bradford at the height of the radical feminist Women’s Liberation Movement in the city. Di and Sheila were at university there, Val comes from Liverpool and Miranda is a Londoner. We started by getting together in each others’ flats and playing the current women’s songs and more general folk and blues songs we knew, just for ourselves. We enjoyed songs by Alix Dobkin, Cris Williamson, Peggy Seeger, and Greenham Women songs among others. We were taking part in many women’s events around West Yorkshire at the time, and started performing at some of these - conferences, fund-raisers, discos - we were the entertainment after the hard work! We wrote some of our own songs and performed covers as well. Many of our songs were sing-along ones and we always encouraged women to join in.

Brazen Hussies - Monogamy Copyright Brazen Hussies

Brazen Hussies - A woman I'll be Copyright Brazen Hussies

Brazen Hussies - We are women Copyright Brazen Hussies

Unreleased track from 1983-1984 London based art improv band Abandon Your Tutu. Recorded at Eel Pie Studios. Copyright Abandon Your Tutu.

Emma's Revenge - Abandon Your Tutu

Travelling Spirit written by Jana Runnalls from Ova 1983 album possibilities 

Travelling Spirit Ova copyright Runnalls

Programme to mark the publication of 'Signed Sealed and Delivered' published by Sue Steward

Interviewees: Rosemary Schonfeld
Jana Runnalls
Sue Steward
Helen Terry
Helen Shapero
Vi Subversa

About Women in Pop, interviewing Jana Runnalls and Rosemary Schonfeld of Ova, Helen Terry, Helen Shapiro, Vi Subversa, all of whom describe the sexism in the music industry at the time, the pressure of image, the role defined instruments, the exclusion of women around sound technology, and more.

Women's Hour with Sally Feldman 1985

From the album Siren Plays, copyright Siren Theatre Company

2 Women - Siren

Ellen Malos' archives are the subject of a Heritage Lottery Funded project run by the Feminist Archive South Feb-Sept 2013. 

For more information please visit 
http://feministarchivesouth.org.uk

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