![]() At the time this poster was printed, it was still unusual for girls to play sports at local youth clubs, though it was produced the year Margaret Thatcher took office. One our Staff Favorite Holiday Gift Books of the year, this super-dynamic volume collects more than 100 silkscreen posters by the London feminist collective that tackled issues of sexuality, identity and oppression with humor and bold, colorful graphics. Featured image is reproduced from 'See Red Women's Workshop.' PRAISE AND REVIEWSįROM THE ARTBOOK BLOG CORY REYNOLDS | DATE We Celebrate "Feminism," Merriam-Webster's 2017 Word of the Year This 1979 "Girls Are Powerful!" poster is reproduced from See Red Women's Workshop: Feminist Posters 1974–1990, the 2017 best-seller from Four Corners Books in the U.K. Confronting negative stereotypes, questioning the role of women in society, and promoting women’s self-determination, the power and energy of these images reflect an important and dynamic era of women’s liberation-with continued relevance for today. Written by See Red members, detailing the group’s history up until the closure of the workshop in 1990, and with a foreword by celebrated feminist historian Sheila Rowbotham, See Red Women’s Workshop features all of the collective’s original screenprints and posters. ![]() With humor and bold, colorful graphics, See Red expressed the personal experiences of women as well as their role in wider struggles for change. Women from different backgrounds came together to make posters and calendars that tackled issues of sexuality, identity and oppression. "Girls are powerful": the ‘70s feminist posters of See Red Women’s WorkshopĪ feminist silkscreen poster collective founded in London in 1974 by three former art students, the See Red Women’s Workshop grew out of a shared desire to combat sexist images of women and to create positive and challenging alternatives.
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