Button, "Black Sisters Unite," 1974
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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 solidarity among African-American women in the fight against gender discrimination.
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 solidarity among African-American women in the fight against gender discrimination.
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1974
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in With Liberty & Justice for All
Object ID
89.354.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of John Wright.
Material
Metal
Plastic laminate
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.5 in
Inscriptions
Obverse: BLACK SISTERS UNITE
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