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Poster urging readers to 'Don't Agonize Organize, Support The Working Women's Charter.' Black text on a graduated green and yellow background.

Sticker on rear of poster states 'This poster is on long term loan to TUEA from Therese O'Connell. The poster has been laminated with a grant made available by the Ministry of Women's Affairs.'

Scope and Contents Poster reproduces a drawing of a woman working at a sewing machine and nursing a baby. Behind her can be glimpsed an over-crowded room and two children. The words 'Sacred Motherhood', with a dollar sign taking the place of the first letter, appear at the top of the poster. Small print along the bottom reads: 'Red Pepper Posters, San Francisco, California, 1976. Drawing by Luther D. Bradley for the Women's Trade Union League of Illinois, 1907'. Dark brown drawing and text on sepia...

Scope and Contents Poster encouraging women [?] to 'take a step in the right direction, oppose the clerical barrier!' Includes colourful pop art style image of a leg in a polka dot high heel, with a broken chain shackled around the ankle, ascending a ladder. On the floor at the foot of the ladder is a typewriter with the remainder of the chain attached, with a background printed like a snakes and ladders board game. Also includes the text: 'Public Service Association of South Australia Incorporated, 82 Gilbert...

Scope and Contents Poster celebrating 'What Working Women Have Done, 1840-1875'. Printed in green, blue, black and white and including five archival photographs of women from the period celebrated. Text includes a timeline of key 'Barriers & Breakthroughs' of the era, plus paragraphs on various work done by women at the time including fighting, farming, shop keeping, domestic work, pioneering, flax working, gum digging and signing the treaty. Produced by the Working Women's Resource Centre with funds from...

Scope and Contents Poster celebrating 'What Working Women Have Done, 1876-1913'. Printed in pink, purple, blue, black and white and including four archival photographs of women from the period celebrated. Text includes a timeline of key 'Barriers & Breakthroughs' of the era, plus paragraphs on various work done by women at the time including community nursing, teaching, working as men, factory work, fighting for franchise and supporting other women. Produced by the Working Women's Resource Centre with...

Scope and Contents Poster celebrating 'What Working Women Have Done, 1914-1945'. Printed in pink, red, yellow, black and white and including seven archival photographs of women and girls from the period celebrated. Text includes a timeline of key 'Barriers & Breakthroughs' of the era, plus paragraphs on various work and achievements by women at the time including hospital nursing, supporting strikes, feeding their families, war work, fighting for land and manufacturing. Produced by the Working Women's...

Scope and Contents Poster celebrating 'What Working Women Have Done, 1946-1971'. Printed in blue, green, black and white and including five archival photographs of women from the period celebrated. Text includes a timeline of key 'Barriers & Breakthroughs' of the era, plus paragraphs on various work and achievements by women at the time including advocating for women, maintaining communities, dealing with racism, administering, housekeeping and battling for equal pay and opportunity. Produced by the...

Scope and Contents Poster celebrating 'What Working Women Have Done, 1972-1993'. Printed in blue, purple, pink, black and white and including six archival photographs of women from the period celebrated. Text includes a timeline of key 'Barriers & Breakthroughs' of the era, plus paragraphs on various work and achievements by women at the time including campaigning for rights, representing Pacific women, lesbian rights, protesting, caring for children and walking for land. Produced by the Working Women's...

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Black and white poster with the slogan 'Women need unions need women' diagonally across the top. Below A photograph beneath shows a woman stacking dinner plates in a factory, with text describing how workers have only made gains in wages and conditions through trade union activity. Diagonal text along the bottom reads 'Working Women's Resource Centre' with contact details 'Trade Union Centre 159 Great North Road Phone 762 156'.