Sign from Women's March on Washington with “Women’s Rights Transcend Borders": Museum Object and Cultural History
Sign from Women's March on Washington with “Women’s Rights Transcend Borders": Date: 2017. Created by: Unidentified. Subject of: Women's March, American, founded 2017.
The object in the museum catalogue
Handwritten poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington with a cardboard handle. The white poster has black text which reads [W?MEN’S / RIGHTS / TRANSCEND / B?RDERS]. At the bottom are hand drawn flags for Canada and the Netherlands with text for [ON THE MARCH]. Both sides of the poster have the same message.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2017
- Created by: Unidentified
- Subject of: Women's March, American, founded 2017
- Type: posters
- Medium: markers on poster board, carboard, duct tape
- Dimensions: H x W (sign): 17 3/8 × 16 3/4 in. (44.2 × 42.6 cm)
- Dimensions: H x W (sign with handle): 27 1/16 × 16 3/4 in. (68.8 × 42.6 cm)
- Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted: Netherlands, Europe
- Place depicted: Canada, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Feminism
- Topic: International affairs
- Topic: Local and regional
- Topic: Politics
- Topic: Resistance
- Topic: Women
- Object number: 2017.85.12
- 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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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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