Journal of Co-operative Studies, 59(2), 54-61
Honno, that female one: The first forty years of a Welsh feminist community co‑operative press
| Open access |  | Short article (Editorial review) | Published online: November 2026 |
Honno, that female one: The first forty years of a Welsh feminist community co-operative press
Rosanne Reeves* and Jane Aaron*
*Honno Press, Aberystwyth, Wales
Vol 59 No 2, pp. 54-61
Abstract
The aim of this article is to provide an account of the establishment and subsequent history of the feminist co-operative publishing press Honno, its name derived from a Welsh pronoun meaning ‘that female one’. Honno is a not-for-profit women’s press; its authors are all women, and so are its members and workers, some contributing their support voluntarily, others working as paid staff. Its co-operative status is and has been from the outset an important part of its political and cultural ethos: it came into being at the height of the Thatcher era when the struggle preceding the closure of the Welsh coal industry, along with the long-term effects of the 1969 Women’s Liberation Movement, had aroused Welsh women to protest. The primary aim of Honno’s team was to work collectively to ensure that Welsh women’s voices were heard and their words read, and for forty years it has succeeded in doing so. The article is structured as an interview between the two authors.
How to cite this article: Reeves, R. & Aaron, J. (2026). Honno, that female one: The first forty years of a Welsh feminist community co-operative press. Journal of Co-operative Studies, 59(2), 54-61. https://doi.org/10.61869/LJDU5485
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