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My message to the women of our nation...

Poster
1979 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Poster depicting Margaret Thatcher in a gold frame with a speech-bubble reading the word 'Tough' in red. Around the frame are headlines and stories clipped from newspapers about controversial cuts to services, particularly those affecting women.

Object details

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Object type
TitleMy message to the women of our nation... (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Brief description
"My message to the women of our nation..." feminist poster by See Red Women's Poster Collective. London, 1979.
Physical description
Poster depicting Margaret Thatcher in a gold frame with a speech-bubble reading the word 'Tough' in red. Around the frame are headlines and stories clipped from newspapers about controversial cuts to services, particularly those affecting women.
Marks and inscriptions
  • MY MESSAGE TO THE / WOMEN OF OUR NATION (Poster headline )
  • TOUGH! (Inside the speech bubble)
Credit line
Gift of the American Friends of the V&A; Gift to the American Friends by Leslie, Judith and Gabri Schreyer and Alice Schreyer Batko
Object history
Poster featured in the Greenwich Mural Workshop's 1986 exhibition 'Printing is Easy...?'
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.1690-2004

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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