The Furies Collective

As part of their mission, they started a school to teach women auto and home repair so they would not be dependent on men.

Lesbianism is not a matter of sexual preference, but rather one of political choice which every woman must make if she is to become woman-identified and thereby end male supremacy.

The criticism included focusing on theory because it was a tool used and created by men which ultimately perpetuates male power.

Additionally, critics argued that The Furies publishing the names of authors undermines the collective nature of knowledge in the movement and upholds hierarchical power structures that parallel those in society.

The members of the collective included little coverage of this criticism in their publication which displays their unwillingness to engage in discussions with other women.

This resistance to criticism and devotion to theory above personal experience alienated many women and hindered the Furies' ability to expand their membership in order to achieve their mass movement goals.

[4] Future feminist groups across the country cited the importance of the Furies' theoretical developments of feminism to their own organizing efforts.

SE which was home to the Furies Collective was named as the first lesbian-related historic landmark in Washington, D.C., when it was unanimously voted into the D.C.