What is a Greenham woman? Any damn woman who wishes to call herself one.
'What d'you need more atom bombs for?
You got enough bombs to kill us all ten times
Yet still you keep asking for more.' - Greenham Protest Song
In 1981, a group of women marched from Cardiff to the Greenham Common RAF base in Newbury to protest the siting of US nuclear missiles on British soil. Gradually joined by women from all over the world, they formed what became the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp. They stayed there for almost twenty years, in what would become the largest, most effective woman-led protest since the Suffrage campaign - and they would radicalise a generation.
Out of the Darkness reunites the trailblazing women of Greenham to share their intimate recollections of the highs and lows of camp life, explore how they organised, and uncover the clever, non-violent ways they challenged military, police and cultural forces, all in the name of peace. Whether freeing MoD geese or dancing on silos, whether composing songs to put their cases across in court or kissing in the face of advancing police, this is the story of the power of creativity, wit and courage, and the sisterhood the Greenham women created.
Today, as our planet suffers increased threats from nuclear proliferation and environmental strain, this book celebrates the Greenham pioneers of peaceful protest and hopes to inspire a new generation of activists.
| ISBN: | 9781837052158 |
| Publication date: | 12th March 2026 |
| Author: | Kate Kerrow, Rebecca Mordan |
| Publisher: | The History Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Genres: |
Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action Gender studies: women and girls Anarchism Left-of-centre democratic ideologies Nuclear weapons Social and cultural history Oral history Biography: historical, political and military Nuclear issues |
What is a Greenham woman? Any damn woman who wishes to call herself one.
'What d'you need more atom bombs for?
You got enough bombs to kill us all ten times
Yet still you keep asking for more.' - Greenham Protest Song
In 1981, a group of women marched from Cardiff to the Greenham Common RAF base in Newbury to protest the siting of US nuclear missiles on British soil. Gradually joined by women from all over the world, they formed what became the Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp. They stayed there for almost twenty years, in what would become the largest, most effective woman-led protest since the Suffrage campaign - and they would radicalise a generation.
Out of the Darkness reunites the trailblazing women of Greenham to share their intimate recollections of the highs and lows of camp life, explore how they organised, and uncover the clever, non-violent ways they challenged military, police and cultural forces, all in the name of peace. Whether freeing MoD geese or dancing on silos, whether composing songs to put their cases across in court or kissing in the face of advancing police, this is the story of the power of creativity, wit and courage, and the sisterhood the Greenham women created.
Today, as our planet suffers increased threats from nuclear proliferation and environmental strain, this book celebrates the Greenham pioneers of peaceful protest and hopes to inspire a new generation of activists.
Out of the Darkness features in the following genres: Pressure groups, protest movements and non-violent action, Gender studies: women and girls, Anarchism, Left-of-centre democratic ideologies, Nuclear weapons, Social and cultural history, Oral history, Biography: historical, political and military, Nuclear issues
Out of the Darkness is available in Paperback, Ebook, Hardback
Out of the Darkness was written by Kate Kerrow, Rebecca Mordan and published by The History Press
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