W.I.T.C.H. (organisation)

W.I.T.C.H. was a feminist organisation formed in America in 1968.

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The name W.I.T.C.H. is an acronym for Women?s International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell. The activities of the group were mainly guerilla theatre (a mixture of street theatre and protest). W.I.T.C.H members chanted hexes to elaborate the political and economic problems they saw in the companies which they protested against. In December of 1968 W.I.T.C.H targeted both the House Unamerican Activities Committee and the Chicago Eight for portraying the "leaders" of the antiwar movement as exclusively men.

Related Topics:
Guerilla theatre - Street theatre - Protest - Hexes - House Unamerican Activities Committee - Chicago Eight

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Members included Robin Morgan, who had been a television star in the 1950s, and Naomi Jaffe, who went on to join the Weather Underground Organization.

Related Topics:
Robin Morgan - 1950s - Naomi Jaffe - Weather Underground Organization

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