ABSTRACT
The history of Yugoslav postwar feminism started with an international feminist meeting in Belgrade in 1978, which was the turning point for the rise of women's groups. Since 1980 two Women and Society groups have been formed, first in Zagreb and then in Belgrade. The Belgrade group provided an open forum for discussing women's issues. But in 1986 women decided to call the group "feminist", create "women-only space", and start with activities and meeting on a regular basis. At this time the Conference for the Social Activities of Women was accusing the group of being an "enemy of the state", "procapitalists", and a "pro-Western element". Activities of the group included action surveys on the streets of Belgrade concerning violence, solidarity, and housework; and workshops and public discussions on topics such as mothers and daughters, guilt, violence, abortion, sexuality, working rights for women, psychiatry, the medical system, and cinema.
