Catalogue Number
NMLH.2022.85
Object Name
Poster
Title
1 Maggio
Events
Italian Divorce Referendum
Date
1974
Description
This poster is part of a collection of 100 posters designed by Ettore Vitale for the Italian Socialist Party (PSI) between 1973 and 1991. The posters promote a range of events and campaigns using the colours of the Italian flag- red, white, and green, along with motifs of roses, rainbows, and stars. This poster has a white background with a red ribbon crossing it. Black text at the top reads: "1 May / United in the struggles / united in saying no to the abolition of divorce " This poster was produced for May Day in 1974 and refers to the Italian divorce referendum that happened in 1974, where voters were asked whether they wanted to repeal a government law passed three years earlier allowing divorce for the first time in modern Italian history. This poster is part of the PSI campaign to urge people to vote 'no' and keep the right to divorce. The PSI logo is in the centre of the poster.
