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Topic: Judy Freespirit

She was an activist, writer, and performer, focused on the subjects of women, lesbians, Jewish culture, fat acceptance, and disability rights. In 1973, she published the Fat Liberation Manifesto.

Bibliography:

• Cooper, Charlotte. “TRAVELLING.” Fat Activism (Second Edition): A Radical Social Movement, REV-Revised, 2, Intellect, 2021, pp. 130–61. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv36xvs22.9. Accessed 24 Oct. 2023.
  • This chapter explains how fat feminism activism spread throughout the U.S. and how this transfer of knowledge took place through kinship networks and cultural feminist infrastructures such as women's centers, small tight-knit groups that met up locally, and through related communities such as lesbian and disability activism circles. She highlights that Judy Freespirit was one of the innovators of this movement, having founded the Fat Underground in the 70s. Most notably, she circulated their writings in newsletters and periodicals; these publishing methods gave credibility and new followers to the fat liberation and feminist movement.

• Cooper, Charlotte. “LOCATING.” Fat Activism (Second Edition): A Radical Social Movement, REV-Revised, 2, Intellect, 2021, pp. 96–129. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctv36xvs22.8. Accessed 24 Oct. 2023.
  • This chapter is about Judy Freespirit's involvement in the Radical Feminist Therapy Collective, one of the most visible groups in the radical fringe of Los Angeles. It sought systemic change as feminists like Judy advocated for changes in how women are medicalized so they can be more accurately diagnosed. Her goals were to inform medical professionals and individuals that many of their issues stem from oppression and systemic mistreatment, not just body weight.

• BECK, AMANDA MARTINEZ. “YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO TAKE UP SPACE.” More of You: The Fat Girl’s Field Guide to the Modern World, 1517 Media, 2022, pp. 41–54. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1s5nz4g.7. Accessed 24 Oct. 2023.
  • This source focuses on how Judy Freespirit (also known as Vivian F. Mayer) and Aldebaran wrote the Fat Liberation Manifesto, a seven-point document stating the dignity of fat people, their anger at the exploitation of fat people commercially and sexually, how their oppression is related to other forms of oppression in our society, an explicit rejection of diet culture, and a calling for the humane treatment of fat people, particularly in the medical field.

• Oppenheimer, Amy. “Conference Overview.” Off Our Backs, vol. 12, no. 8, 1982, pp. 3–4. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/25774548. Accessed 24 Oct. 2023.
  • This magazine article highlights Judy Freespirit's intersectionality in regards to her lesbian and Jewish identities and how she merged them in other to continue her activist goals, encouraging more Jewish women to do the same and support feminist, LGBTQ+, and fat liberation movements.