And She Rose
The secret of our success is that we never, never give up.
— Chief Wilma Mankiller
None of us can know what we are capable of until we are tested.
— Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell
These are “unofficial” members of the Dead Feminists broadsides series, a pair of original letterpress sister-prints created during the COVID-19 global pandemic. We created this edition in response to the horrifying news that the pandemic has had a devastating and disproportionate effect on the physical and economic health of Indigenous communities—particularly the Dine’ (Navajo) nation in the American Southwest.
Each mini-broadside was printed from metal type handset by Jessica, and a linocut illustration hand-carved and hand-painted with watercolor by Chandler. There are two print designs, which can either stand alone or work together as a set:
• Chief Wilma Mankiller’s quote is accompanied by a pair of Cherokee roses; Mankiller was the first woman elected to serve as Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
• Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell’s quote is adorned with two English roses; Blackwell, a British physician, was the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States.
To help contribute to the fight against the coronavirus by and within tribal nations, we donated half of the proceeds of the edition of prints to the National Indian Health Board, via an Action Grant from the Dead Feminists Fund.
Year created
2020
At issue
The COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, and its disproportionate effect on Indigenous communities
Edition size
Approximately 200 prints (not signed or numbered)