Button, Women's Liberation Movement, circa 1970
THF93411 / Button, Women's Liberation Movement, circa 1970
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Artifact Overview
The Civil Rights movement of the 1960s inspired other groups of people to demand their equal rights. American women renewed their call for equality during this period. This button depicts a raised fist -- a symbol of solidarity, defiance and revolution -- inside the biological female symbol. Together these images convey women's frustration with inequality.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
circa 1970
Place of Creation
Location
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
98.94.4
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.438 in
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