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The Black Woman: An Anthology
- Edited by
- Cade Bambara, Toni, American, 1939 - 1995
- Published by
- New American Library, Inc., American, founded 1948
- Written by
- Giovanni, Nikki, American, born 1943
- Lorde, Audre, American, 1934 - 1992
- Marshall, Paule, American, born 1929
- Walker, Alice, American, born 1944
- Lincoln, Abbey, American, 1930 - 2010
- Cade Bambara, Toni, American, 1939 - 1995
- Patton, Gwendolyn M., American, born 1943
- Covington, Francee, American
- Brown, Carole
- Lindsey, Kay, American
- Williams, Sherley Anne, American, 1944 - 1999
- Clark, Joanna
- Grant, Joanne, American, 1930 - 2005
- Sanders, Fran
- Beal, Frances M., American, born 1940
- Stokes, Gail, American
- Bond, Jean Carey, American
- Peery, Pat, American
- Smart-Grosvenor, Vertamae, American, 1937 - 2016
- White, Maude
- Green, Joyce, American
- Williams, Helen, American
- Jones, Adele, American
- Robinson, Pat, American
- Boggs, Grace Lee, American, 1915 - 2015
- Brehon, Helen Cade, American
- Cook, Ann, American
- Subject of
- Baker, Ella Josephine, American, 1903 - 1986
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 × 4 3/16 × 11/16 in. (17.8 × 10.7 × 1.7 cm)
- Description
- A paperback, fifth printing edition of The Black Woman: An Anthology published by New American Library. The front cover depicts a color headshot of a woman against a black background. The woman is depicted from the shoulders up, standing in profile with her head turned towards the viewer. She is looking over her proper left shoulder and her shoulders are nude. White text in the top right corner reads [The Black / Woman / AN ANTHOLOGY / BLACK WOMEN SPEAK OUT. / A BRILLIANT AND CHALLENGING / ASSEMBLY OF VOICES THAT / DEMAND TO BE HEARD. / EDITED AND WITH A PREFACE BY / TONI CADE]. Printed vertically in the top left corner is publisher and pricing information printed in white text that reads [SIGNET NON-FICTION · Q4317 · 95c] followed by the Signet logo of a circle divided with the letter [S]. The spine is black with white text. At the top is the Signet logo above the text [Q / 4317]. Below is the text [THE BLACK WOMAN An Anthology edited by Toni Cade]. At the bottom of the spine is the publisher's number [451-Q4317-095]. The back cover is white and has a synopsis of the book printed in black text. At the bottom is the publisher’s information, also printed in black text. The interior pages, two hundred and fifty-six (256) in total, front and back, are off-white paper with black type.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- paperbacks
- Topic
- Feminism
- Literature
- Poetry
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.38.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Toni Cade Bambara. Permission required for use.
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I Am A Black Woman
- Written by
- Evans, Mari, American, 1923 - 2017
- Published by
- William Morrow and Company, Inc., founded 1926
- Date
- 1970
- Medium
- 2018.38.1.1: ink on paper (fiber product) with cloth and cardboard;
- 2018.38.1.2: ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Closed): 8 9/16 × 5 3/4 × 7/16 in. (21.7 × 14.6 × 1.1 cm)
- H x W x D (Open): 8 9/16 × 11 1/4 × 3/16 in. (21.7 × 28.5 × 0.5 cm)
- H x W (Jacket): 8 7/16 × 17 1/2 in. (21.5 × 44.4 cm)
- L x W (Bookmark): 6 1/2 × 3 15/16 in. (16.5 × 10 cm)
- Description
- 2018.38.1.1
- A first edition, hardback copy of I Am a Black Woman by Mari Evans. The book has a black paper dust jacket with yellow and red type and a black-and-white headshot of Evans on the left side of the front jacket. Evans looks at the viewer, unsmiling. The proper left side of her face is covered in shadow. The front of the jacket reads, [I AM A BLACK / WOMAN / Poems by / Mari Evans]. Yellow and red text printed on the spine of the jacket reads, [I AM A BLACK / WOMAN / Poems by / Mari Evans / [William Morrow & Company, Inc. logo] / Morrow]. The back of the jacket is white with black text blurbs from Sam Allen, Tuskegee Institute and Hoyt W. Fuller. At the bottom of the name and address of the publisher, the William Morrow & Company, Inc. Black text is printed on the front and back interior flaps of the jacket with a synopsis and author biography. The hardback book itself is black with gold metallic text on the spine that reads, [Evans I AM A BLACK / WOMAN / [William Morrow & Company, Inc. logo] / Morrow]. The front and back end papers are dark red. The book has twenty-six (26) poems. The interior pages, ninety-five (95) in total, front and back, are off-white paper with black type and several black-and-white photographs.
- 2018.38.1.2
- A blue cardboard review copy notice found inside the hardback copy of I Am a Black Woman by Mari Evans. The black and dark blue text on the notice reads: [THIS IS YOUR REVIEW COPY OF / I AM A BLACK WOMAN / by Mari Evans / Publication date: October 28, 1970 / Please do not publish your review before above date. / WE WOULD APPRECIATE / RECEIVING TWO COPIES OF / YOUR REVIEW / [William Morrow & Company, Inc. logo] / WILLIAM MORROW & COMPANY, INC. / FIELDING PUBLICATIONS / REYNAL AND COMPANY / 105 MADISON AVENUE / NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10016]. The back of the notice is blank.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Feminism
- Identity
- Literature
- Poetry
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.38.1.1-.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Mari Evans. Permission required for use.
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In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens
- Written by
- Walker, Alice, American, born 1944
- Published by
- Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, founded 1970
- Date
- 1983
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product) with cloth and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 6 × 1 in. (21.6 × 15.2 × 2.5 cm)
- H x W x D: 8 1/2 × 12 7/16 × 13/16 in. (21.6 × 31.6 × 2 cm)
- H x W: 8 1/2 × 20 1/2 in. (21.6 × 52 cm)
- Description
- A first edition hardback copy of In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens by Alice Walker. The book has a purple and white paper dust jacket with black type and a purple-and-white headshot of Walker on the front jacket. Walker looks at the viewer, smiling. She holds her proper left under her chin and rests her cheek on her raised, proper left index finger. She is wearing a woven wrap, patterned with rectangular blocks. There is a framed, white text box with the title of the book printed in black text that reads [IN / SEARCH / OF OUR / MOTHERS' / GARDENS / Womanist / Prose by / ALICE / WALKER]. At the top of the spine is the title of the book printed in black text that reads [IN SEARCH OF OUR / MOTHERS' GARDENS]. At the bottom of the spine is the publisher’s logo, a black oval with [HBJ] printed in the center with white text. Below is the name of the publisher, [HARCOURT / BRACE / JOVANOVICH] printed in black text. The back of the jacket is white with a purple text box with white text blurbs from Newsweek, the San Francisco Chronicle, Essence, and the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The ISBN number is printed in the bottom right corner in purple text. Black text is printed on the front and back interior flaps of the jacket with the price, a synopsis of the book, the author biography, and the publisher information. The hardback book itself is dark and light purple. The front cover has two black squares with stylized square crosses in the center. Gold metallic text on the spine that reads [IN SEARCH OF OUR / MOTHERS' GARDENS]. At the bottom of the spine is the publisher’s logo, a gold oval outline with [HBJ] printed in the center in gold text. Below is the name of the publisher, [HARCOURT / BRACE / JOVANOVICH] printed in gold text. The ISBN number is printed in the bottom right corner on the back cover in gold text. The front and back end papers are off white. The interior pages, three hundred and ninety-seven (397) in total, front and back, are off-white paper with black type and several graphics of black squares with stylized square crosses.
- Place printed
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
- Type
- hardcover books
- Topic
- Activism
- Art
- Feminism
- Literature
- Motherhood
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2018.38.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Alice Walker. Permission required for use.
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Photograph of June Jordan
- Photograph by
- Yearwood, Lloyd W., American, 1925 - 2011
- Subject of
- Jordan, June, American, 1936 - 2002
- Date
- ca. 1970
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (image): 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in (24.1 x 19.1 cm)
- H x W (sheet): 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of poet June Jordan. Jordan sits in a chair with her proper left arm resting against her cheek. An unidentified person sits with their back towards the camera. The back of the photograph has an inscription identifying the photograph’s subject.
- Place made
- Harlem, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Feminism
- Photography
- Poetry
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.150.8.37
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Lloyd W. Yearwood
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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
- Published by
- Shameless Hussy Press, 1968 - 1989
- Written by
- Dr. Shange, Ntozake, American, 1948 - 2018
- Illustrated by
- Holup, Wopo, American
- Date
- 1975
- Medium
- ink on paper and metal
- Dimensions
- Closed: 8 1/2 x 5 3/8 x 1/8 in. (21.6 x 13.7 x 0.3 cm)
- Open: 8 1/2 x 11 3/16 x 3/16 in. (21.6 x 28.4 x 0.5 cm)
- Description
- A red booklet of poems entitled, “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf,” written by Ntozake Shange. The images in the booklet were illustrated by Wopo Holup. The booklet has a red cover with an illustration of a budding rose with feathers tied to the stem. The title text on the top of cover reads [FOR COLORED GIRLS WHO HAVE CONSIDERED SUICIDE/ / WHEN THE RAINBOW IS ENUF]. Below the title is the text [Ntosake Shange] and in the bottom right corner is the text [.95]. The booklet is twenty-six pages with a dedication page. On the frontispiece is an illustration printed in purple ink of Ntozake Shange in profile view with a rose dangling from her ear. At the bottom of the illustration is a large butterfly. The other illustration is on page twenty-four, and it is also printed in purple ink. It is a rose in a glass Pepsi bottle with three feathers lying at the base of the bottle. Along the spine is the text [for colored girls who have considered suicide / ntozake shange / shameless hussy press]. There is an inscription in red ink on the dedication page.
- Place printed
- San Lorenzo, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- pamphlets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wopo Holup
- Object number
- 2013.85.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- copyright © Ntosake [sic] Shange 1975. Permission required for use.
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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf
- Illustrated by
- Davis, Paul Brooks, American, born 1938
- Subject of
- Dr. Shange, Ntozake, American, 1948 - 2018
- Booth Theatre, American, founded 1913
- Date
- 1976
- On ViewCulture/Fourth Floor, 4 054
- Exhibition
- Taking the Stage
- Medium
- ink on paper.
- Dimensions
- H x W: 46 1/8 × 22 15/16 in. (117.2 × 58.3 cm)
- Description
- An illustrated poster for the choreopoem, “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf,” by Ntosake Shange, featuring a painted, three quarters profile, upper body portrait of a young woman wearing a yellow head scarf, yellow tank top and gold and feather earrings. The portrait is of Ntozake Shange. She is standing against a white tile subway wall which has a single red tile stripe at the base of the wall. The main poster text is written in rainbow-colored, cursive, paint brushstrokes with simulated paint drips, and text reads, [For / Colored / Girls / who have / Considered / Suicide / When / The / Rain- / bow / is / Enuf]. In the top right corner is a box painted to appear like small tiles with white text against a dark red background that reads, [BOOTH THEATRE / 222 W. 45TH ST.] followed by a white, right pointing arrow. The artist's signature is in that bottom right corner, against a white tile.
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Drama (Theatre)
- Feminism
- Gender
- Identity
- Poetry
- Sexuality
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wopo Holup
- Object number
- 2013.85.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © The New York Shakespeare Festival. Permission required for use.
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Printer's full print sheet of Some Men
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Written by
- Dr. Shange, Ntozake, American, 1948 - 2018
- Illustrated by
- Holup, Wopo, American
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 38 × 25 in. (96.5 × 63.5 cm)
- Description
- An uncut printer's full print sheet of pages for the booklet of poems entitled “Some Men” written by Ntozake Shange. The images in the booklet were illustrated by Wopo Holup. The sheet is a cream color page that has been divided into forty-eight panels, twenty-four panels are right side up and the other twenty-four have been printed upside down. Each panel represents a page in the final booklet (2013.85.1). Most of the panels have poetry, an illustration or both printed on it. Several of the pages have illustrations depicting a table that holds a bowl, a picture frame and a lamp shaped like a woman, holding the lamp shade with one hand while holding the lightbulb in her mouth. Another set of illustrations depicts a table with a vase of flowers. Three pages resemble dance card pages, with filigree pattern borders with the names of dances listed followed by a blank lines. Several of these lines have been filled in script that reads [some men]. Four pages depict a picture frame, four pages have been filled in with illustrations of pink, orange, purple, blue and red flowers and four pages have illustrations depicting male figures pointing guns and female figures with their arms stretched out. All of the illustrations are references to lines of Shange's poems, many of which depict violence and sexual aggression towards women. At the center of the book are six entirely black pages and there are eight pages that have been left blank.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wopo Holup
- Object number
- 2013.85.4
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Some Men
- Written by
- Dr. Shange, Ntozake, American, 1948 - 2018
- Illustrated by
- Holup, Wopo, American
- Printed by
- Unidentified
- Date
- 1981
- Medium
- ink on paper with ribbon and metal
- Dimensions
- H x W (Booklet): 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 1 15/16 in. (10.8 × 8.3 × 5 cm)
- H x W (Booklet and ribbon): 11 7/16 × 3 1/4 × 1 15/16 in. (29 × 8.3 × 5 cm)
- Description
- A booklet of poems entitled “Some Men” written by Ntozake Shange. The images in the booklet were illustrated by Wopo Holup. The poems have been presented in a booklet format that resembles a highschool dance card, a small booklet that would be tied to the wrist of a girl attending a high school dance. The booklet has an orange cover that features an illustration of a man in a black suit with a bow tie, dancing with a woman with long hair in an outlined dress. The booklet has a black, grosgrain ribbon attached through a hole punch through the top, left corner of the booklet and the ribbon strands have been knotted together near the ribbon ends. The text on the booklet cover at the top reads [SOME MEN] and at the bottom reads [ntozake shange / wopo holup]. The booklet has forty-eight cream colored pages and an orange flyleaf page at each end of the book. Most of the pages have poetry, an illustration or both printed on it. Several of the pages have illustrations depicting a table that holds a bowl, a picture frame and a lamp shaped like a woman, holding the lamp shade with one hand while holding the lightbulb in her mouth. Another set of illustrations depicts a table with a vase of flowers. Three pages resemble dance card pages, with filigree pattern borders with the names of dances listed followed by a blank lines. Several of these lines have been filled in printed script that reads [some men]. Four pages depict a picture frame, four pages have been filled in with illustrations of pink, orange, purple, blue and red flowers and four pages have illustrations depicting male figures pointing guns and female figures with their arms stretched out. All of the illustrations are references to lines of Shange's poems, many of which depict violence and sexual aggression towards women. At the center of the book are six entirely black pages and there are eight pages that have been left blank. The booklet has a handwritten number and has been signed by poet and illustrator inside front cover.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- pamphlets
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Wopo Holup
- Object number
- 2013.85.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © ntozake shange/poetry wopo holup/images © may 1981. Permission required for use.
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Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde
- Written by
- Lorde, Audre, American, 1934 - 1992
- Published by
- Crossing Press, American, founded 1963
- Date
- 1984
- Medium
- ink on book paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 x 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 x 1.3 cm)
- Description
- Hardback book with black and bronze-colored print on a blue cover. At bottom left is a black-and-white photograph of Audre Lorde.
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- portraits
- paperbacks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2010.42.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Audre Lorde 1984. Permission required for use.
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Pinback button with "I Believe Anita Hill"
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Hill, Anita, American, born 1956
- Thomas, Clarence, American, born 1948
- Date
- 1991
- On ViewConcourse 1, C1 053
- Exhibition
- A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 3/16 × 3 3/16 in. (8.1 × 8.1 cm)
- Description
- A pink and black pinback button in support of Anita Hill. The front of the button is a pink background with black text reading [I believe Anita Hill]. The back of the button has a pin with a hook.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Topic
- Activism
- Feminism
- Gender
- Government
- Justice
- Law
- Local and regional
- Men
- Politics
- Sexuality
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Donna Cash Bestebreurtje
- Object number
- 2019.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Poster from Women's March on Washington with "Civility Now!"
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- President Trump, Donald John, American, born 1946
- Women's March, American, founded 2017
- Date
- 2017
- Medium
- poster board, markers
- Dimensions
- H x W: 20 1/8 × 15 1/16 in. (51.1 × 38.2 cm)
- Description
- Handwritten poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The white poster has black and red text which reads [Civility / now!]. The lower half of the poster has three (3) heads in profile. Text to the right of the heads reads [Equality! / Stronger / together! / Inclusive!]. The other side reads [Empathy / Mr. Trump / look it / up!] in blue and red text.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Activism
- Feminism
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Resistance
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.85.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Poster from Women's March on Washington with “End the School to Prison Pipeline”
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Lorde, Audre, American, 1934 - 1992
- Women's March, American, founded 2017
- Date
- 2017
- Medium
- paper, markers, adhesive on Fome-Cor (TM)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 19 13/16 × 27 13/16 in. (50.3 × 70.7 cm)
- Description
- Poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. One side of the black poster has [END [blue] THE [orange] / SCHOOL [purple] / TO [brown] / PRISON [red] / PIPELINE [green, yellow, and metallic]] in various colors. On the center right is a white sticker with black text for [LESS LOCKS / MORE KEYS] and a graphic of keys. The other side has white and metallic text on a black background which reads [Revolution / is not a one / time event / -AUDRE LORDE]. There is clear tape over a central crease.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- posters
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.85.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Poster from Women's March on Washington with “Nasty Women Unite”
- Created by
- Thomas, Patricia Renee', America, born 1995
- Subject of
- President Trump, Donald John, American, born 1946
- Clinton, Hillary, born 1947
- Women's March, American, founded 2017
- Date
- 2017
- Medium
- paint on poster board
- Dimensions
- H x W: 32 1/16 × 20 in. (81.5 × 50.8 cm)
- Description
- Hand drawn poster by Patricia Thomas from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The white poster has red and black text which reads [NASTY [red] / Women [black] / UNITE [red]]. On the reverse in the upper left corner is [If you use this sign / sent me a pic of it in / action [phone number]]. There is a post-it note on the back with black text [Patricia Thomas / Tyler School / of Art / Philadelphia / Black / Cargo Collective C[illegible] / Pat[illegible]].
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place made
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Activism
- Feminism
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Resistance
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.85.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Sign from Women's March on Washington with "I Stand with..."
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- President Trump, Donald John, American, born 1946
- Clinton, Hillary, born 1947
- Women's March, American, founded 2017
- Date
- 2017
- Medium
- ink and markers on corrugated board
- Dimensions
- H x W: 18 1/2 × 13 11/16 in. (47 × 34.7 cm)
- Description
- Handwritten poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The front of the poster has text in blue, red, and metallic gold ink. The text reads [I STAND / with my / BLACK, / LGBT [vertical] / MUSLIM / IMMIGRANT/REFUGEE / SURVIVOR / MARGINALIZED, / FELLOW AMERICAN / SISTERS + BROTHERS]. On the back is [NASTY / W?MEN / MARCH / NEVER / TAME YOURSELF] in blue and red.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Activism
- Feminism
- Identity
- Immigration
- LGBTQ
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Resistance
- Sexuality
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.85.11
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Poster from Women's March on Washington with “Refugees welcome”
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Women's March, American, founded 2017
- Date
- 2017
- Medium
- paint and graphite on Fome-Cor (TM)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 1/16 × 21 3/4 in. (35.7 × 55.3 cm)
- Description
- Handwritten poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The white poster has painted text which reads [REFUGEES [blue] / WELCOME [red]]. The other side has a red background with black hand-painted text [I’M NOT GIVING / UP AND / NEITHER SHOULD YOU!].
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Activism
- Feminism
- Humanitarianism
- Immigration
- International affairs
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Resistance
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.85.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Digital image of a crowd of marchers during the Women's March
- Photograph by
- Jones, Leah L., American, born 1978
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Women's March, American, founded 2017
- Davis, Angela, American, born 1944
- Date
- January 21, 2017
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3840pixels × 5760pixels (3840 × 5760 cm)
- Description
- A digital image of a crowd of marchers during the Women's March in Washington, DC on January 21, 2017. The crowd of marchers is on 14th Street between Madison and Constitution Avenues, outside the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Many in the crowd hold handmade posters. One of the posters is a cutout depicting Angela Davis as Lady Liberty, raising her right fist in a Black Power salute. Other posters visible in the crowd read: [My Body / My Choice / Her Body / Her Choice] and [Who Run The World (drawings of arrows pointing down to the crowd)].
- 126.59 MB
- Place depicted
- 14th Street, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- Feminism
- Gender
- Identity
- Local and regional
- Museums
- Photography
- Politics
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Leah L. Jones
- Object number
- 2017.87.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leah L. Jones
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Sign from Women's March on Washington with “When you hurt me you hurt yourself"
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Beyoncé, American, born 1981
- Women's March, American, founded 2017
- Date
- 2017
- Medium
- markers on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 1/16 × 21 3/4 in. (35.7 × 55.3 cm)
- Description
- Handwritten poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The yellow poster has black text which reads [WHEN YOU HURT ME YOU HURT / YOURSELF. WHEN YOU LOVE ME, / YOU LOVE YOURSELF/….. / LOVE GOD HERSELF]. The reverse has a blue background with black marker text, “WHEN YOU HURT ME / YOU HURT YOURSELF.”
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Activism
- Feminism
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Popular music
- Resistance
- Singers (Musicians)
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.85.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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Sign from Women's March on Washington with "When They Go Low We Go High"
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- First Lady Michelle Obama, American, born 1964
- Women's March, American, founded 2017
- Date
- 2017
- Medium
- card stock, markers, crayons
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 × 21 15/16 in. (35.6 × 55.7 cm)
- Description
- Hand drawn poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The paper has a design of snow-capped mountains with a blue sky. Black text along the mountain edges reads [WHEN / THEY / GO / LOW / WE / GO / HIGH], rising from the lower left corner to the upper right corner. The back side is blank.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- posters
- Topic
- Activism
- Feminism
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Resistance
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.85.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Digital image of a crowd of marchers from the Women's March
- Photograph by
- Jones, Leah L., American, born 1978
- Subject of
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Women's March, American, founded 2017
- Date
- January 21, 2017
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3840pixels × 5760pixels (3840 × 5760 cm)
- Description
- A digital image of a crowd of marchers from the Women's March in Washington, DC on January 21, 2017. The photograph shows a view looking out from a window in the National Museum of the American Indian. The crowd stretches throughout the streets below and buildings can be seen in the background. Many of the marchers are wearing the pink hats associated with the Women's March.
- 126.61 MB
- Place depicted
- 4th Street and Independence Avenue SW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- Feminism
- Gender
- Identity
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Politics
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Leah L. Jones
- Object number
- 2017.87.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Leah L. Jones
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"Pussy Power Hat" worn during the Women's March on Washington
- Created by
- Unidentified
- Subject of
- Pussyhat Project, American, founded 2016
- Women's March, American, founded 2017
- Date
- 2017
- Medium
- yarn: Acrylic (fiber)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 1/2 × 10 7/16 × 13/16 in. (19.1 × 26.5 × 2.1 cm)
- Description
- A "Pussy Power Hat" worn during the Women's March on Washington on January 21, 2017. The hat is knitted with varigated bright and dark pink, acrylic yarn. The knit cap is rectangular in shape with knit ribbing along the bottom edge.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Type
- hats
- Topic
- Activism
- Clothing and dress
- Feminism
- Gender
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Race relations
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Ayeisha Brinson
- Object number
- 2017.92.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions