Female Liberation was a women's liberation group in Boston, Massachusetts that began in the late 1960s. The group lasted for a few years before breaking up over ideological differences.
Female Liberation issued publications about women's rights issues. In 1968, Female Liberation began publishing No More Fun and Games: A Journal of Female Liberation. In 1970, Female Liberation began publishing The Second Wave.
Some members of the group were also members of the Young Socialist Alliance, and they wanted to build coalitions between Female Liberation and other political groups to increase political strength. Other members wanted the group to remain independent so as not to compromise on any part of its women's liberation ideology. Those members split off to form a group called Cell 16. Similar ideological splits occurred in women's liberation groups in other parts of the United States. (Read more about socialist feminism vs. other types of feminism.)
In 1974, Female Liberation disbanded, splitting into three groups: one worked on The Second Wave journal, one worked on the radio show I Am Woman and one worked on a women's liberation newspaper.
Among the issues of feminism that Female Liberation tackled were:
- Equal pay
- Birth control
- Child care
- Self-defense
- Abortion
- The image of women in the media