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By Us, for Us? Past and Present Black Feminist Publishing Narratives and Routes 由我们，为我们?古今黑人女性主义出版叙事与路径

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Women-A Cultural Review Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/09574042.2021.1973763

Francesca Sobande

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‘The Business is Political’: Des femmes Publishing House and the Question of Power in the French Women’s Liberation Movement (1972–1979) “商业即政治”:Des femmes出版社与法国妇女解放运动中的权力问题(1972-1979)

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Women-A Cultural Review Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/09574042.2021.1973699

Bibia Pavard

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The Making of Mamatoto: Virago, the Body Shop and Feminist Business Strategy Mamatoto的制作:Virago，美体小铺和女权主义商业策略

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Women-A Cultural Review Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/09574042.2021.1974156

Margaret Jolly

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Purpose, Power and Profit in Feminist Publishing: An Introduction 女权主义出版中的目的、权力与利益:导论

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Women-A Cultural Review Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/09574042.2021.1973698

Margaret Jolly

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‘Balancing on a Razor’s Edge’: Running the Radical Feminist Lesbian Onlywomen Press “在刀锋上保持平衡”:经营激进的女权主义女同性恋唯一女性出版社

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Women-A Cultural Review Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/09574042.2021.1973735

G. Murphy

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Feminist Business Praxis and Spare Rib Magazine 女权主义商业实践和排骨杂志

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Women-A Cultural Review Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/09574042.2021.1972657

L. Delap

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From Self-Publishing Collective to Multinational Corporation: The Publishing History of In Other Words–Writing as a Feminist 从自我出版集体到跨国公司:换句话说——女权主义写作的出版史

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Women-A Cultural Review Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/09574042.2021.1972656

G. Chester

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‘A Company that Runs on Tummy Waters’ “一家靠肚子水运转的公司”

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Women-A Cultural Review Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/09574042.2021.1973764

Eleanor Careless

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Feminist Book Publishing Today 今天的女权主义图书出版

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Women-A Cultural Review Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/09574042.2021.1973732

Bibi Bakare-Yusuf, S. Dosekun

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Curating Women’s Business: A Feminist Publishing Perspective 策划女性事业:女权主义出版视角

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Women-A Cultural Review Pub Date : 2021-10-02 DOI: 10.1080/09574042.2021.1973736

Polly Russell, Margaret Jolly

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