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Curfew for Men poster
CA EDM MS-1210-9-f9_1 · Item · [198-]
Part of Karen Rowswell collection

This poster is a mock public notice from "The City of Edmenton" establishing a curfew for all men over the age of 12 between the hours of 18:00 and 6:00. The outlined punishment on the poster for breaking the curfew is $639 and 13 days in jail.

Fuck Housework
CA EDM MS-1210-47-f47_2 · Item · 1971
Part of Karen Rowswell collection

This poster features the image of a woman holding a broom that has been snapped in half. Written above the woman in fairytale style letters is the phrase "Fuck Housework." Written along the bottom of the woman's dress is "Women's Liberation."

Karen Rowswell collection
CA EDM MS-1210 · Collection · 1964 - 1994

This collection consists of material collected by Karen Rowswell through her involvement in social movement organizations. The collection includes newspaper clippings, magazine articles, journal publications, photographs, posters, booklets, resource guides, and pamphlets relating to feminism, the anti-war movement, and political ideologies. The material is largely from the 1960s and 1970s, with some records dating between 1980-1994.

Rowswell, Karen
Karl Dietrich Wolf
CA EDM MS-1210-47-f47_5 · Item · 1969
Part of Karen Rowswell collection

This poster is an advertisement for a meeting of the Students For a Democratic University, N.D.Y, and the Political Science clubs on February 18, 1969. The meeting was in regards to Karl Dietrich Wolff, a student activist and chairman of the German Socialist Student Federation, though it is unclear if Wolff attended the meeting as a guest, or was not in attendance. The poster features the message "humanity will not be free until the last capitalist is hanged with the inards of the last bureaucrat."

CA EDM MS-1210-47-f47_3 · Item · 1972
Part of Karen Rowswell collection

This poster is an advertisement for Pete Seeger's concert at the Jubilee Auditorium on October 5, 1972. The poster features a black and white image of Pete Seeger who is smiling with his arm stretched into the air, holding a hat. Edited onto the hat is the image of a white dove.

Posters
CA EDM MS-1210-47 · File · [196- - 197-]
Part of Karen Rowswell collection

This file consists of 18 posters relating to local and global advocacy surrounding the women's rights, pro-communism, and anti-war movements of the 1960s and 1970s.

CA EDM MS-1210-16-f16_2 · Item · 1969
Part of Karen Rowswell collection

This photograph shows a crowd of people attending a demonstration on steps in front of a building. In the center of the photograph is a man giving a speech into a microphone, with a crowd of university students listening behind him. Many of the students are wearing military helmets or arm bands with the phrase "Thought Police" written in large black letters.

CA EDM MS-1210-47-f47_1 · Item · 1975
Part of Karen Rowswell collection

This poster features the phrase "turning through time workwoven" written in a circle, surrounding the cross and circle symbol that is commonly used to represent females. Under the symbol is the message "the history of women is a world to be fought for." The poster's design features various red and gold knots.

CA EDM MS-1210-16-f16_1 · Item · 1969
Part of Karen Rowswell collection

This photograph is a close up image of 3 student protestors leaning on a vehicle, looking at something off camera. All of the students are wearing military-style helmets with the phrase "Thought Police" written in large black letters. One of the students has a cigarette hanging out of their mouth.