"'My message to the women of our nation' See Red Margaret Thatcher poster" [NMLH.2018.107]

Catalogue Number
NMLH.2018.107

Object Name
Poster

Title
'My message to the women of our nation... "Tough!"'

Place
UK

People
Conservative Party, Margaret Thatcher, See Red

Date
1985

Description
Poster depicting Margaret Thatcher contains the slogan ‘My Message to the Women of Our Nation’. The frame around the photo of Thatcher is comprised of cartoons of women being impacted by social policies such as closed hospitals, reductions in council housing and rising cost of living.


The poster was produced by the See Red Women’s Workshop in 1985 and aimed to highlight the impact that the Thatcher government's social austerity policies had on women.

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