Poster Poster

Women Defend Yourselves Against Rapists

Item ID: 92
1 Media file
2026/05/01
rwavaw-801.pdf
Properties
Title
Women Defend Yourselves Against Rapists
Description
A "public service message" from R-WAVAW about how women can protect themselves against rapists. The poster consists of a diagram of a white male and white female standing side-by-side. On either side of their bodies are listed aspects of their anatomy, which are labeled as "Targets" on the man's body, and "Weapons" on the woman's body
Name of Collection
Rochester Women Against Violence Against Women Archive
Folder Number
8
Folder Name
"Self-Defense"
Approximate Date of Materials in Folder
1981
General Description of Contents in Folder
anti-rape posters, bilingual take back the night flyer (Spanish/English), newspaper clippings on R-WAVAW's anti-rape posters being taken down by police, copies of article by Nadia Telsey on karate and feminist movement, single page from legal report, Time article on self-defense; newspaper clippings about rape and self-defense, educational pamphlets on self-defense; psychology and sociology articles on rape, informational fact sheets on self-defense and rape; notes for presentation on rape, press release and flyer for self-defense demonstration on International Women's Day
Archived At
Visual Studies Workshop
Media
rwavaw-801.pdf
rwavaw-801.pdf
Metadata Information
Created
2026年5月1日 19:24
Last Modified
2026年5月1日 19:24
Item ID
#92
Resource Class
Poster
Resource Template
Poster