Button, "Child Care Centers Now," 1974
THF153500 / Button, "Child Care Centers Now," 1974
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Artifact Overview
In the 1970s, women's rights activists rallied against legal inequalities in the workplace, divorce and property rights, and many other areas. Supporters of a constitutional amendment that would guarantee women equal rights with men championed numerous individual causes. This button promoted affordable child care, which would allow women with children to pursue rewarding careers.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1974
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Manufactured for Ms. Magazine.
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
89.354.13
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of John Wright.
Material
Metal
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.5 in
Inscriptions
Obverse: CHILD CARE CENTERS NOW
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SetWomen's Equality
- 21 Artifacts
These artifacts provide a small look at the many forms women’s struggles for equal treatment — under the law, at work, and in their private lives — have taken over the years.