16 Facts About Womyn’s Land, The All-Female Communes that Offered a Safe Haven for Abused Women and Feminism

16 Facts About Womyn’s Land, The All-Female Communes that Offered a Safe Haven for Abused Women and Feminism

Shannon Quinn - October 31, 2018

16 Facts About Womyn’s Land, The All-Female Communes that Offered a Safe Haven for Abused Women and Feminism
A member of an all-female commune poses for a photoshoot. Credit: The Huffington Post

10. Sometimes, The Women Run Around Naked

Not all women’s colonies are also nudist colonies, but many of these hippie colonies that started in the 1960’s and 70’s embraced the idea that a woman can walk around shirtless without the fear of being sexualized by men. After all, the idea that a woman’s body must be covered at all times is one of the many issues feminists have with the patriarchy. Of course, they also believe in having confidence and embracing their natural bodies. It only makes sense, then, that these ladies have escalated to the point where a lot of them walk around completely naked in the forest without worrying who sees them.

Even today, ladies attending all-women events are encouraged to let it all hang loose. Women don’t have to wear bras, shave their armpits, hide tummy rolls, or do their hair to conform to societal norms. If women want to show up with their natural-born bodies, they can, without fear of judgement.

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