![]() Front cover of Country Women's last issue (March 1979). Image retrieved from Independent Voices Digital Archive. | |
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Publisher | Country Women Publications |
First issue | 1972 |
Final issue | March 1979 |
Country | United States |
Based in | Albion, California |
Language | English |
ISSN | 0199-1361 |
OCLC | 3804478 |
Country Women was an American feminist magazine published in Albion, California, from 1972 until 1979.[1] Describing itself as "a feminist country survival manual and a creative journal," the magazine published various articles, poems, and illustrations concerning women learning and growing in rural communities.[2] Country Women was founded, hand-illustrated, and typewritten by Carmen Goodyear and a commune of women she had welcomed to her property after moving to Mendocino County.[3]
The magazine advertised itself in HERESIES, another feminist publication, by describing its content:
Half of each issue presents a different theme (Personal Power, Anger and Violence, Sexuality, Women As Mothers/Women As Daughters) and the other half consists of articles on learning specific skills (building a solar energy collector, caring for cows and goats, reglazing windows, and winter gardening).[4]
Country Women was successful for a while, garnering more subscribers than Ms. magazine at one point, but ultimately ceased publication in 1979 due to financial and staff issues.