War is the assertion of death over life; of the patriarchy over the female principle

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Accession[2000.0163] Records of the Women's Liberation SwitchboardIdentifierUMA-ITE-2000016300476Scope and ContentWar is the assertion of death over life; of the patriarchy over the female principle : the only world war is the war against women, war-time or peace-time, women know no peace
Shows an image of a woman in white against a black background holding open her arms. Red aeroplanes form a 'v' shape and black shapes of soldiers are shown against a red background. At head of the poster is the text: 'War is the assertion of death over life; of the patriarchy over the female principle'; at foot of the poster is: 'The only world war is the war against women, war-time or peace-time, women know no peace ... in war, armies of men rape their female allies &? female enemies alike. At home, the usual rape of little girls &? women, by their absent husbands, sons, fathers, uncles, brothers &? countrymen, declines. Rape is a sexual act of war against women thst disregards time, place, nationality, class, age and relationship. War is the ultimate institutionalization of violence and hatred against nature'. Image and text is surrounded by a red and black border. Outside of this border running vertically, is the text: 'The worlds women unite to: oppose pro-war, nationalistic, patriotic nostalgia &? propaganda directed at women; mourn women raped in war; reclaim the night so women can walk without fear; support rape-crisis centres' and 'organized by women: oppose war; refuse to work in armament factories; learn self-defence &? self-help techniques; resist together; etc.'. Text is in white-on-black and black-on-white. Illustration and text all arranged on a white background.
"Illustration based on pro-war [Australian] Women's Weekly cover (issue September 13, 1941)"--At head of poster.Access StatusOpen for public accessRequest TypeRequest item

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CreatorWomen's Liberation SwitchboardRoleProvenance

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CreatorVictorian Women's Liberation and Lesbian Feminist Archives Inc (VWLLFA)RoleProvenance

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Date1980-1990Date ContextDate of accession

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Previous System ID2000.0163.00476

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War is the assertion of death over life; of the patriarchy over the female principle