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'Women's Demonstration in London', 1971

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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCIP CWLA 0/16

Scope and Contents

36 black and white photographs, chiefly 12cm x 8cm, of a march held in London: banner slogans include ‘Women are People Too!’, ‘I troth my plight’, ‘Wife is a four letter word’, ‘Wedlock is Deadlock’, and ‘Hands off our Bodies’. There were many groups involved, including the Cambridge Women’s Liberation group. The specific route of the march is not evident, although one photograph shows Marble Arch underground station in the background.

Dates

  • Creation: 1971

Creator

Extent

1 file(s) : photograph

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Margaret Dyson 2015.

Date information

DateText: [No dates found, but possibly the first National Women’s Liberation Movement march in 1971?].

Originator(s)

Unknown

Finding aid date

2015-09-07 16:00:25+00:00

Repository Details

Part of the Girton College Archive Repository

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