Poster, "Promotions not Proposals"

Description:

This poster was carried in a women’s rights march in 1970, in which many protestors called for better job opportunities over marriage proposals in Washington, DC.

Date Made: c1970Associated Date: 1970 08 20

Used: ProtestGeneral Subject Association: History, Women's SuffrageSubject: Economic Protestlabor issues

Subject:

See more items in: Political and Military History: Political History, Womens History/Reform Movements Collection, Government, Politics, and Reform, American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Exhibition: American Democracy

Exhibition Location: National Museum of American History

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1979.0735.22Accession Number: 1979.0735Catalog Number: 1979.0735.22

Object Name: Poster

Physical Description: paper (overall material)white, black, red (overall color)Measurements: overall: 28 in x 22 in; 71.12 cm x 55.88 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-3ec2-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_518635

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