Women's March on Washington protest signs and ephemera collection
Scope and Contents
The Women's March on Washington protest signs and ephemera collection is a sampling of the messages displayed at the protest. A particularly iconic feature of the protests are the knitted pink "pussy hats" which refer to a recorded 2005 coversation with Trump who described grabbing women by their genitals. The corners of the hats resembled cat ears, playing on the word "pussy" also referring to cats.
Dates
- Creation: 2017
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Access
The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright is retained by the authors of the items in this collection, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law. For photocopy and duplication requests, please contact the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections, Michigan State University Libraries.
Biographical / Historical
Following the inauguration of U. S. President Donald Trump, over one million protestors assembled in the nation's capitol the following day to protest his rhetoric of anti-women, anti-LGBTQIA+, xenophobia, populist, anti-environment, science, and worker's rights. The event inspired several other protests both across the country and internationally, making January 21, 2017 the largest protest in history with an estimated 5 million wordwide participants.
Extent
5 Linear Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Items arranged according to size. The inventory order corresponds with the physical arrangement within each box.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The bulk of the collection was acquired and donated by Becky Martin with some donations from MSU Librarians who also attended the March donated in 2017.
Processing Information
Lydia Tang processed this collection in 2017.
Subject
- Women’s March on Washington (2017) (Organization)
Genre / Form
Topical
- Demonstrations -- Washington (D.C.) -- 21st century -- Sources
- Feminism -- United States -- 21st century -- Sources
- Protest movements -- Washington (D.C.) -- 21st century -- Sources
- Women -- Political activity -- Washington (D.C.) -- 21st century -- Sources
- Women's rights -- United States -- 21st century -- Sources
- Title
- Finding Aid for the Women's March on Washington protest signs and ephemera collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lydia Tang
- Date
- 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Stephen O. Murray and Keelung Hong Special Collections Repository