Materials are arranged alphabetically by the name of the artist, organization, or publisher responsible for creating the poster(s), followed by general topical folders containing materials for which the creator could not be identified.
Accession No. RARE.2025.0025: Purchased, 2021 February. Some accessions unknown.
[identification of item], Collection of Second-Wave Feminism Posters, SPEC.RARE.0207, Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, Ohio State University
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Processed by: Audrey Wimbiscus and Karen Glenn, 2017 July; Sabrina Gorse, 2025 February; finding aid written by: Audrey Wimbiscus and Karen Glenn, 2017 July; Courtney Bishop, 2018 April; Sabrina Gorse, 2025 February
Second-wave feminism was a period of feminist activity and thought that began in the early 1960s and lasted about two decades. Its aim was to increase equality for women; issues included rights concerning domestic issues, for example clothing and employment. In the 1960s, many women did not look for employment because of their domestic and household duties, which were seen as as their primary job. This left women isolated, and estranged from politics, economics, and law making. Second-wave feminism broadened the scope from first-wave feminism to include a wider range of issues including sexuality, family, the workplace, reproductive rights, and legal inequalities. This movement brought attention to other issues, such as domestic violence and marital rape.
The Collection of Second-Wave Feminism Posters contains posters from events related to second-wave feminist beliefs and from other events, such as marches, feminist music festivals, and speeches. Several posters are protest or informational posters. Materials are dated 1969-1984.