Earlier this year, Ellen Willis agreed to let The "Second Wave" and Beyond reprint her provocative piece, "Escape from Freedom" in anticipation of a community discussion that she would lead about it, scheduled for November 11, 2006. However, on November 9th, she died of cancer. Her words have been an inspiration for many of us; her actions even more so.

 In honor and memory of Ellen Willis (1941 - 2006), we open this space to remember her life, work, and impact on the women's movement.

(To contribute: please log in (at the top of the page) and return to the website. Click on "Discussions" at the left and then "In Honor and Memory of Ellen Willis". You can then click on "comment" below and enter your reflections.)

Obituaries
NPR report, Karen Durbin Village Voice;  Margalit Fox The New York Times; Judith Levine, Seven Days (VT), Alix Kates Shulman, The Guardian;_Josh Burd and Nick Brennan, Washington Square News; Ann Bartow, Feminist Law Professors; Associated Press ; New York Times; LATimes; Richard Goldstein, Karen Houppert, Lisa Featherstone, Alisa Solomon, Nona Willis-Aronowitz, Ann Snitow, George Scialabba, Debbie Nathan, Rosalyn Baxandall, Alice Echols, Carol Hanisch, Stanley Aronowitz, Katha Pollitt,The Nation;Donna Gaines, salon.org; Bitch/Lab blog

Note that there will be a tribute to Ellen Willis, entitled "What is Radical Feminism?" at the 2007 Left Forum, with Ann Snitow, Alice Echols, and Laura Kipnis.