Wages for Housework: The Story of a Movement, an Idea, a Promise

“The Wages for Housework campaign asked a provocative question. More than 50 years later, it is still relevant” (The Guardian⁣)
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A fascinating new book by Emily Callaci about the history of the International Wages for Housework Campaign is being launched in the UK next week.
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Wages for Housework The Story of a Movement, an Idea, a Promise features WFH founder Selma James (who turns 95 this year), co-ordinates The Global Women’s Strike and is based at the Crossroads Women’s Centre in London, and Margaret Prescod, who co-founded Black Women for Wages for Housework (now best known as Women of Colour/GWS) and is based in California.⁣
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In 1975 the ECP started as an autonomous organisation within the Wages for Housework campaign. At the time it was one of the few women’s organisations that was ready to work with sex workers and help us defend our rights. Selma James was our first spokeswoman.
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The archives of the IWFHC 1972 – 2022 are available to view (by appointment) at the Crossroads Women’s Centre (email contact@crossroadswomen.net) AND at Bishopsgate Institute.
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Also, the Hard Graft: Work, Health and Rights Exhibition at The Wellcome Collection includes a selection from the IWFHC and the English Collective of Prostitutes’ archives – currently on display until 27 April.