Remembering Andrea Dworkin, a courageous feminist who still inspires

Remembering her courage: Andrea Dworkin on TV programme After Dark in 1988. Ten years after her death, she continues to inspire feminists. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Ten years after Andrea Dworkin’s death, her sheer courage and hatred for men who hate women continue to inspire.

I first became friends with Andrea Dworkin in 1996. We both attended a week-long international conference in Brighton on violence against women, where Andrea was one of the keynote speakers. I had seen her speak before at feminist events, but we had never exchanged a word. The crowds that surrounded her after any public event would have put all but the shamelessly sycophantic off approaching her.