 Spare Rib cover, December 1972; featuring John Cleese on the cover | |
| Editor | Collective from late 1973 |
|---|---|
| Categories | Feminist Magazine |
| Founded | 1972 |
| Final issue | 1993 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Website | http://www.bl.uk/spare-rib (archive) |
Spare Rib was a second-wave feminist magazine, founded in 1972 in the United Kingdom, that emerged from the counterculture of the late 1960s as a consequence of meetings involving, among others, Rosie Boycott and Marsha Rowe. Spare Rib is now recognised as having shaped debates about feminism in the UK, and as such it was digitised by the British Library in 2015.[1] The magazine contained new writing and creative contributions that challenged stereotypes and supported collective solutions that related to feminist issues. It was published between 1972 and 1993.[2] The title derives from the Biblical reference to Eve, the first woman, created from Adam's rib.
- ^ "About the Spare Rib Digitisation Project". The British Library. Archived from the original on 14 April 2019.
- ^ Epps, Philomena (18 April 2016). "A short history of the most radical DIY magazines". Dazed. Retrieved 5 October 2016.