Catalogue Number
NMLH.2023.109
Object Name
Poster
Title
Fight to save the E.G.A
Place
London
People
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Events
E.G.A protests
Date
1972-1982
Description
The Poster Collective was a collective formed in 1971 at the Slade School of Art,  a group formed to initially produce posters in response to the miners strike and on the wars in both Vietnam and Ireland. It was formed on the basis of developing a coherent visual style, which addressed the political issues of the time. This included the armed struggles against colonialism in Africa, the struggle of women for equal rights and the continuing struggle against racism. The collective was active in the 70's and 80's, producing posters on a wide range of issues, including for educational purposes. The group was not-for-profit and used a variety of hand-printing techniques to create their posters. This is a large black, white and orange poster. It has four photographs; three of them show female nurses working, in nurse uniforms. The fourth shows people protesting outside a building. The text on the poster reads "Fight to save the E.G.A. The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital, founded 1872
by a women, for women. The E.G.A is occupied, is open and will continue to serve women's health needs. Organise and picket to save the E.G.A. Our fight is your fight. Stop the destruction of our health services now." This poster was part of a successful appeal launched in 1978 to save the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital from closure. Anderson was a feminist and doctor. In 1872 she opened the New Hospital for Women in London, a hospital that was staffed entirely by women.
