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Circulating Useful (Feminist) Media: NGOs and Grassroots Feminist Distribution in the UN Decade for Women (1975–85)

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Circulating Useful (Feminist) Media: NGOs and Grassroots Feminist Distribution in the UN Decade for Women (1975–85). / Missero, Dalila.
In: Feminist Media Histories, Vol. 11, No. 2, 30.04.2025, p. 102-125.

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Missero, D 2025, 'Circulating Useful (Feminist) Media: NGOs and Grassroots Feminist Distribution in the UN Decade for Women (1975–85)', Feminist Media Histories, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 102-125. https://doi.org/10.1525/fmh.2025.11.2.102

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Missero, D. (2025). Circulating Useful (Feminist) Media: NGOs and Grassroots Feminist Distribution in the UN Decade for Women (1975–85). Feminist Media Histories, 11(2), 102-125. https://doi.org/10.1525/fmh.2025.11.2.102

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Missero D. Circulating Useful (Feminist) Media: NGOs and Grassroots Feminist Distribution in the UN Decade for Women (1975–85). Feminist Media Histories. 2025 Apr 30;11(2):102-125. doi: 10.1525/fmh.2025.11.2.102

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Missero, Dalila. / Circulating Useful (Feminist) Media : NGOs and Grassroots Feminist Distribution in the UN Decade for Women (1975–85). In: Feminist Media Histories. 2025 ; Vol. 11, No. 2. pp. 102-125.

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