Women Hold Up Half The Sky Feminism Mao Zedong
Original vintage propaganda poster Women Hold Up Half the Sky, featuring a blue-toned photograph of Chinese women working on high-tension electrical cables, framed by a vivid orange border. The title references the well-known slogan attributed to Mao Zedong - Women hold up half the sky / 妇女能顶半边天 - a phrase widely associated with ideals of gender equality, women’s liberation, and female empowerment. Created by the See Red Women’s Workshop, a feminist collective dedicated to advancing women’s rights, gender justice, and the broader women’s liberation and equality movement, the group produced bold, screen-printed posters from 1974 to 1990 to challenge negative media portrayals of women and advocate for social change. Good condition, creasing, staining, tears, pinholes, written in pencil - 'Guess who holds up the other half'.
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