International Women's Day t-shirt, 1992. Digital
Dates
- 1886-2022
Language of Materials
Materials in English.
Access Restrictions:
Access. Collection is open for research, with the exception of objects that have been digitized, which are closed.
Extent
457 objectsImmediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Su Zi (who produces a poetry zine series called Red Mare) and who was given this t-shirt when she opened for Lydia Lunch at a Women's Day soiree in New Orleans, October 2016 (2016-M187).
Physical Facet
Black with red image of two women protesting, a purple woman's symbol with a blue and pink Earth inside, a purple fertility goddess, a pink inverted triangle with purple text over it reading, "March 8, 1992, and a blue box with black text reading, "International Women's Day. Red text at bottom reads, "Refuse & Resist." Background features multiple blue woman power symbols.
Dimensions
31 x 22 inches.
Repository Details
Part of the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute Repository
The preeminent research library on the history of women in the United States, the Schlesinger Library documents women's lives from the past and present for the future. In addition to its traditional strengths in the history of feminisms, women’s health, and women’s activism, the Schlesinger collections document the intersectional workings of race and ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class in American history.