About off our backs

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

Mission

The mission of the magazine 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.

Collective

Carol Anne Douglas, Laura Butterbaugh, Angie Manzano, Karla Mantilla, Jennie Ruby, Callie Porter-Borden

Staff

Gretchen Kuhlman, Jennie Ruby, Priya Verma, Melissa Rogers

Publication Information

off our backs is published 4 times per year. Back issues are available on microfilm from the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, attn. James Buckett, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706. Articles may be accessed online through Softline Information Systems, the Gale Group, and University Microfilms International.

Business Info

off our backs, inc., is a non-profit corporation located in Washington, DC.

Mailing Address

off our backs
2337B 18th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009

off our backs collective members marching for women's rights (top), protesting the Gulf War (middle), and reaching out to a young feminist at a festival.

30th anniversary issue, published January 2000