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The protestors were fifth columnists carrying water for the USSR. We did not know of the Westminster Abbey in the People's Republic I had the misfortune to be born in, but we knew of the Greenham Common Airbase as the government commissioned songs about it under socialism. Trators.
Conclusion: Greenham common was not about stew and not needing men. It's about the strength women hold individually and collectively. That we proved since forever and they are scared of us. Oh and the nuclear thing...
We sang so many songs! every minute of the day. From morning with our wooden porridge bowls and the smell was invigorating. Till evening when we count our wounds. We sang all day it's mostly what I rememeber.
"it stays finished" ...right, not if you have small children or dogs that think they're. I run a public history museum out of a 1904 house, and am an advanced knitter, but send out things to friends for crochet edges and things...which, as you mention, is most things.
This was wonderful thank you. My mother, in the 60s, use to knit something like that skating outfit, including turned heels socks, turtle neck with ribbed cuffs and neck, flared skating skirt and pompom toque, for Barbie dolls without a pattern - from fine baby wool and pick up sticks (pick up sticks are from a childrens game with very fine skewer type sticks and marbles). All were two color striped sets and they were beautiful. She would sell a set for 20 dollars each for her pin money. She learned how to knit from her mother who taught me later on but I will never be as good as either of them.
Brought back such happy memories of my Gran, born in 1898, who was a skilled knitter and was excellent at crochet. She collected patterns from several of these magazines.
This is so interesting and so well researched - a topic which absolutely deserves more attention considering the things discussed here form the basis of lots of contemporary LGBTQ+ and feminist activism!!! Thank you so much for this valuable talk :)
