Catalogue Number
NMLH.1993.527.3
Object Name
Poster
Title
Women Reclaim the Night
Place
Yorkshire; Leeds
Events
Reclaim the Night marches; the 'Yorkshire Ripper' murders
Date
1986
Description
Women Relcaim the Night poster, 8th March 1986
Reclaim the Night marches began in 1977, as part of the Women's Liberation Movement and in response to Police advice to women following the murders of several women in Leeds, Bradford and Manchester.
Following the deaths of several women, many of whom the police (often erroneously) believed to be prostitutes, women were advised to stay away from public spaces after dark, essentially recommending a curfew for women. In response, feminist groups organised a torch-lit march to reclaim the night; with major marches happening in Leeds, York, Bradford, Bighton, Manchester and London.
These marches continued annually until the 1990s, but were revived in the 2000s. This poster is advertising a march in Leeds in 1986, to take place on International Women's Day.
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