Liberté, Egalité, Sororité
Our 28th broadside is layered with meaning to honor the brave women who testify to protect and secure the rights of all. To symbolize the sheer number of women it takes to speak out before our testimonies are taken seriously, every name from the 1971 Manifeste des 343 shines through Simone de Beauvoir’s translucent quote. These names are cut off by the edges of the paper, signifying the disbelief and contempt women face when they come forward. In the center of the design is a trio of red tulips, as a nod to Margaret Atwood’s book The Handmaid’s Tale, which teems with floral metaphors of femininity, fertility, death and control.
Ne pariez pas sur l’avenir, agissez maintenant, sans plus attendre. (Don’t gamble on the future, act now, without delay.)
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Year created
2018
At issue
Threats to Roe v. Wade, reproductive rights, and women who testify
Edition size
173 prints
Significance of edition number
The Roe v. Wade decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973.
Donation
To help fight the erosion of reproductive rights and protect Roe, we are donating a portion of our proceeds to Center for Reproductive Rights, via an Action Grant from the Dead Feminists Fund. The Center for Reproductive Rights uses the power of law to advance reproductive rights as fundamental human rights around the world.