Our newly reorganized, re-energized
gathering of enthusiastic, talented and committed radical feminist women is dedicated to oob's continuation as the beacon and source of feminist journalism and activism it has been since 1970.  We plan to survive and thrive! Look for our next issue to hit your libraries, bookstores and mailboxes in mid June 2009!

off our backs is a news journal by, for, and about women. It has been published since 1970, making it the longest surviving feminist newspaper in the United States. It is run by a collective where decisions are made by consensus. The mission of off our backs is

•        to provide news and information about women's lives and feminist activism
•        to educate the public about the status of women around the world
•        to serve as a forum for feminist ideas and theory
•        to be an information resource on feminist, women's, and lesbian culture; and
•        to seek social justice and equality for women worldwide.

We are interested in articles that explore and engage contemporary feminist issues, news, ideas, theory and analysis from a distinctly feminist perspective. We are particularly interested in news, reports, personal accounts, analysis and theory-making around the issues of femicide, rape, violence against women, prostitution, pornography, trafficking in women, mainstream media treatment of women, media invasion of women’s privacy and internet feminism.

We are looking for manuscripts of 500 to 2,000 words . 

Submit manuscripts to manuscripts@offourbacks.org 

For contributor guidelines, click here.

If you are interested in writing a longer piece, please query first.

Questions, queries, comments? Please email.

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Women, Money and Class

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Love: What's Feminism Got To Do With It?

Women of Color
Define the Reproductive Justice Movement

Women in Media:
Whose Voice?