The posters and flyers of feminist activism used emblematic symbols, graphic design, and artistic representation to deliver their message. The pieces here include creative and evocative works of art, many of which still hang on our walls, while others are quickly designed and pragmatic early notices churned out on a gestetner and not constructed to last. Collectively, they provide a visual showcase of the issues and struggles for equality from the 1970s to 1990s. Please add to our collection.
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“never retract, never explain, never apologize, get the thing done and let them howl!” | -- | |
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A Canadian Women’s Calendar – 1974 | 1974 | The Women's Press |
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A Canadian Women’s Calendar – Herstory 1975 – | 1975 | The Women's Press |
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Abortion and Women’s Liberation Public Meeting (Toronto) | 1983 | Ontario Coalition for Abortion Clinics, March 8th Coalition, NDP Women's Committee |
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artposter-vanc-OCR | -- | |
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Atthis Theatre | -- | Atthis Theatre |
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Black Women’s Collective – Ba thari Celebration Poster (Toronto) – May 1987 | 1987 | Black Women's Collective |
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Control of our Bodies – Control of our Lives | -- | Ad Hoc Coalition for Choice |
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Dr. Morgentaler Speaks | -- | B.C. Committee to Defend Dr. Morgenthaler, B.C. Federation of Women, S.F.U. Student Society, Unitarian Church of Vancouver, Vancouver Area Council NDP, Vancouver Status of Women, Women's Bookstore, Women's Health Collective |
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Eaton’s Boycott – May Extravanganza | 1985 | Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, Ontario Federation of Labour, Labour Council of Metro Toronto |
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Eaton’s Boycott and May 6th Extravaganza Poster (Toronto) | 1985 | Organized Working Women |
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Feminist Party of Canada – First Public Meeting | 1979 | Feminist Party of Canada |
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Fighting Back: A Women’s Weekend of Information and Action on Violence Against Women | 1982 | Toronto Rape Crisis Centre |
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Free Dr. Morgentaler! | -- | Toronto Committee to Defend Dr. Morgentaler |
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Friends of Choice Tribute Dinner | 1996 | Friends of Choice |
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International Women’s Day (1982) – BC Government Employees’ Union (BCGEU) | 1982 | BC Government Employees' Union (BCGEU) |
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International Women’s Day (Toronto) – March 9 | -- | |
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International Women’s Day 1978 (Toronto) – Feminist Celebration | 1978 | |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) | -- | |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1978 | 1978 | International Women's Day Committee, March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1979 | 1979 | International Women's Day Committee, March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1980 | 1980 | March 8th Coalition, International Women's Day Committee |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1981 | 1981 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1982 | 1982 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1983 | 1983 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1984 | 1984 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1985 | 1985 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1986 | 1986 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1987 | 1987 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1987 | 1987 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1988 | 1988 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1989 | 1989 | March 8th Coalition |
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International Women’s Day Poster (Toronto) – 1990 | 1990 | March 8th Coalition, Native Women Resource Centre, Women's Press |
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International Women’s Day, March 8 – Journée Internationale de la Femme, 8 Mars (Vancouver) | -- | |
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Interval House Benefit Dance | -- | Interval House |
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Inuit Arnait Katimavigjuarningat – Inuit Women’s Conference | 1975 | Inuit Tapirisat of Canada |
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Lesbians Are Making History (1986) | 1986 | Lesbians Making History |
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Lillian Allen – Album Release Celebration | 1988 | |
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Make The House Into A Home | 1980 | Feminist Party of Canada |
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March 2: Day of Angolan Women | -- | Liberation Support Movement Information Centre, |
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March! For Women’s Right to Choose | 1979 | |
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May 27 Equal Pay Rally | 1979 | Equal Pay Coalition of Ontario, International Women's Day Committee |
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Mothers of Confederation Poster | 1980 | National Action Committee on the Status of Women |
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No Means No! | -- | Ontario Federation of Students |
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Organized Working Women 10th Anniversary Poster | 1985 | Organized Working Women |
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sex discrimination exists in the work place | 1977 | |
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Sisters in Struggle – Building a Global Movment: A Black History Month Event | 1988 | Black Women's Collective |
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Sizzle City: anti-nuclear guerrilla theatre by feminists (Toronto IWD) | -- | |
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Solidarity Poster for Eaton’s Strike | 1985 | Organized Working Women |
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The Impact of Micro-Technology on Women and Employment | 1982 | Nova Scotia Women's Action Committee, Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women, Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women, Women's Employment Counselling Service. |
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The Other Woman – A Revolutionary Feminist Newspaper | -- | The Other Woman |
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The Power of Music: Singing for Social Change | -- | The Red Berets |
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The Power of Music: Singing for Social Change – The Red Berets | -- | The Red Berets |
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The Red Berets – As We Go Marching, Marching | 1987 | The Red Berets |
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The Women are Coming: Abortion Caravan | 1970 | Vancouver Women's Caucus |
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The Women’s Constitutional Conference – August 24, 1992 | -- | Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) / L’Association des femmes autochtones du Canada (AFAC), National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) / Comité canadien d’action sur le statut de la femme (CCA) |
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The Women’s Place | -- | The Women's Place |
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The Women’s Place; meet, talk, work, plan, discover | 1973 | The Women's Place |
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Together with the Men, We Will Throw out the Capitalists (Russia c. 1920) | -- | Spartacus Bookstore |
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violence against women | -- | Women Against Violence Against Women (WAVAW) |
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Voice of Our Own: What Colour is the Women’s Movement? | 1989 | Association of Women of India in Canada, Chinese Canadian National Council - Women's Issues Committee, Coalition of Visible Minority Women, Congress of Black Women, Ontario Region, Network of Filipino Canadian Women , Ontario Immigrant & Visible Minority Women's Organization, Women Working with Immigrant Women, Secretary of State, Women's Program |
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Women Fight Back! Women’s Right to Abortion Under Attack | -- | International Women's Day Committee |
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Women Fighting INCO Solidarity Benefit | -- | Organized Working Women, International Women's Day Committee, Ontario Federation of Labour, NDP Women's Committee |
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Women of the Spanish Resistance | 1972 | |
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Women’s Conference: Oct. 26-28 – U of T | -- | Ontario Federation of Students, Student Administrative Council, University of Toronto |
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Women’s Counselling Referral and Education Centre Benefit | 1979 | Women's Counselling, Referral and Education Centre, Mama Quilla II |
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Women’s Issues in Election Year | -- | Nova Scotia Women's Action Committee |
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women’s work – gallery 76 | -- | |
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Writers in Dialogue | 1981 | Toronto Women's Bookstore, Women's Writing Collective |