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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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd559126e0f-81bc-454a-b37a-db0da3eae088
  • 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.
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57880e0b6-53bb-4965-8c76-867e3ed12ee3
  • 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.
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d424f1e7-cf2e-441a-974b-f709455f4d68
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56e136521-d9d4-47ff-9596-6c63c6669c8e
  • 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
    Topic
    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
    2013.85.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    copyright © Ntosake [sic] Shange 1975. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d8461bc6-8709-466a-b826-5baf1c9f4f10
  • 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 View
    Culture/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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59841d4c4-a1f4-42b8-a75f-2ca3e0a0fca2
  • 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
    Type
    sheets (information artifacts)
    Topic
    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
    2013.85.4
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd558bd0965-0b8e-403b-9f3e-b690004ee8e9
  • 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
    Topic
    Feminism
    Gender
    Identity
    Poetry
    Women
    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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd535132cb6-9cff-452c-ba06-12864f666219
  • 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
    Topic
    Education
    Feminism
    Literature
    Social reform
    Women
    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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd541220e57-1386-43e7-af73-dd80b77aab0c
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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 View
    Concourse 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
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b03c9b63-bca3-4f4c-a4e0-1e3582d21f8a
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c902104e-5605-4981-82f4-044d47c30016
  • 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
    Topic
    Activism
    Education
    Feminism
    Local and regional
    Poetry
    Politics
    Prisons
    Resistance
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.85.17
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd532f3d117-c9d6-4a83-b51a-56c174f08b8f
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5487c5eec-043e-475e-b309-fe2e3bc5b338
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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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ea39ed89-20d7-4586-b7d8-96da260deabe
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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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd522687ee9-8638-4c4c-adf6-7c1373c0c314
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd510ddb3ba-380f-44d0-96f4-da8bbd10b5ea
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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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50a0b40b2-e86d-4174-bf43-0c92c172e95a
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ac1db625-a1d6-4ff8-a61a-3e54909986f9
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56977cd13-09e7-4f7e-8498-8310d5d0c139
  • "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
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd529ca4bff-0dd5-4112-afc4-4dbf9fe37777

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