Man Vrouw Maatschappij (MVM, "Man Woman Society") was a Dutch feminist action group, founded by

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. The group was founded by Joke Smit in October 1968; she had published the feminist article "Het onbehagen bij de vrouw" ("The Discontent of Women") in November 1967. After

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, another feminist group, was founded it sailed a more radical course and participated in feminist actions, most notably 1970's '' Op de vrouw af!''. MVM was anti-hierarchical and opposed to patriarchy; it was run without a president and after 1973 disallowed men, causing d'Ancona and others to leave the group.

References

* J. Doomen ove
Ribberink A., ''Leidsvrouwen en zaakwaarneemsters, Een geschiedenis van de aktiegroep Man Vrouw Maatschappij'' 1968-1973
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Man Vrouw Maatschappij Feminist organisations in the Netherlands