New Directions for Women
Encyclopedia
New Directions for Women was an important early feminist
newspaper. It began as a mimeographed newsletter in 1972 in New Jersey
, but soon expanded into a tabloid-sized quarterly newspaper. It was the first feminist newspaper in the United States. Edited by Paula Kassell of Dover, a member of the Morristown chapter of National Organization for Women
(NOW), the paper offered news reports from a feminist perspective as well as book reviews, women's history
articles, and editorials. This was five years before Pamela Wilder founded the non-profit
in 1977 through the Junior League
of Orange County.
Feminism
Feminism is a collection of movements aimed at defining, establishing, and defending equal political, economic, and social rights and equal opportunities for women. Its concepts overlap with those of women's rights...
newspaper. It began as a mimeographed newsletter in 1972 in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, but soon expanded into a tabloid-sized quarterly newspaper. It was the first feminist newspaper in the United States. Edited by Paula Kassell of Dover, a member of the Morristown chapter of National Organization for Women
National Organization for Women
The National Organization for Women is the largest feminist organization in the United States. It was founded in 1966 and has a membership of 500,000 contributing members. The organization consists of 550 chapters in all 50 U.S...
(NOW), the paper offered news reports from a feminist perspective as well as book reviews, women's history
Women's history
Women's history is the study of the role that women have played in history, together with the methods needed to study women. It includes the study of the history of the growth of woman's rights throughout recorded history, the examination of individual women of historical significance, and the...
articles, and editorials. This was five years before Pamela Wilder founded the non-profit
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
in 1977 through the Junior League
Junior League
The Association of Junior Leagues International, Inc. is a non-profit organization of 292 Junior Leagues in Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom and the United States. Junior Leagues are educational and charitable women's organizations aimed at improving their communities through volunteerism and...
of Orange County.