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Quest, A Feminist Quarterly, Inc., was founded in 1973 by Charlotte Bunch, Dolores Bargowski, Mary Helen Mautner, Emily Medvec, Juanita Weaver, and others, in Washington, DC. Many of these women had been involved with The Furies, a feminist lesbian newspaper published from 1972 to 1973, or with the Women's Center or Rape Crisis Center; all shared a history of political activism and a sense of the importance of lesbian feminism, class, and power to feminist ideology. The women had begun meeting as a study group in 1972, looking for ways to further the women's movement's political development, with the original focus being more on movement building than on the production of a journal. The quarterly was aimed primarily at women’s movement organizers, theorists, and analysts, but the intended audience also included women wanting to learn more about the women’s movement, and people involved in other areas of activism (political, economic, etc.) The journal was a forum for feminist writers and artists, with most issues focusing on a particular theme, such as "The Body Politic," "Race, Class & Culture," or "International Feminism." A book of articles, Building Feminist Theory: Essays from Quest, was published in 1981. The majority of the staff were unpaid, although two positions were funded for a time by the Institute for Policy Studies, and most worked full-time at other jobs while volunteering at Quest. The quarterly faced considerable financial difficulties, with budget constraints resulting in the production of only one issue a year in 1979, 1980, and 1981. Among the difficulties was the fact that the largely unpaid staff did not have much time to dedicate to publicity and promotion. Some internal tension also developed over Quest's goals and the roles different staff members played within the organization. Publication was suspended with the 1982 issue "Movement Building," although at that time at least one additional issue was planned. In 1983 there was the possibility of Varied Voices: A Lesbian Publishing Collective or Off Our Backs taking over from Quest but neither of these plans came to fruition. Quest disbanded in 1984. Volume: vol. 1, no. 1 Subject: Feminism Publisher: [Washington] : Quest: a feminist quarterly, inc Language: English Digitizing sponsor: Lori Bowen Ayre Book contributor: From the private collection of Lori Bowen Ayre Collection: questquarterly; americana Full catalog record: MARCXML Sharing Widget |