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Button, "Black Sisters Unite," 1974
1974
The Henry Ford
Dearborn, MI, United States
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.
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Details
- Title: Button, "Black Sisters Unite," 1974
- Date Created: 1974
- Location: United States
- Subject Keywords: Buttons (Information artifacts), African Americans, Feminism, Women's rights
- Type: Objects
- Contributor: The Henry Ford
- Original Source: http://collections.thehenryford.org/Collection.aspx?objectKey=244305
- Object Name: Button (Information artifact)
- Object ID: 89.354.8
- Image ID: THF153503
- Credit: From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of John Wright.
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