Poster from Women's March on Washington with “hands off my pussy” graphic: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Handmade poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. One side of the white poster has a "Hands of My Pussy" graphic consisting of two (2) blue handprints [OFF / MY] in gold glitter letters and a grey and black cat made of collaged paper. The other side has multi-colored text inside parallel lines which reads [#IStandWithPP] in support of Planned Parenthood. The sides of the poster are adhered together with leopard print tape.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2017
• Created by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Planned Parenthood Federation of America Inc., American, founded 1916
• Subject of: President Donald John Trump, American, born 1946
• Subject of: Women's March, American, founded 2017
• Type: posters
• Medium: poster board, paper, paint, adhesive, markers
• Dimensions: H x W: 14 1/16 × 22 1/16 in. (35.7 × 56.1 cm)
• Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Feminism
• Topic: Health
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Medicine
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Resistance
• Object number: 2017.85.9
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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