Name/TitleSticker: REPEAL
About this objectSquarish sticker featuring a black and white photograph of Constance Markievicz above the word 'REPEAL' in black lettering. Produced and distributed during the Repeal the 8th campaign.
Date Made2018
Period2010s
Place MadeIreland
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper
MeasurementsH: 90 x W: 96 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's healthcare
Subject and Association Keywordsabortion rights - pro-choice
Subject and Association KeywordsRepeal the 8th Amendment
Subject and Association KeywordsPioneering women
Subject and Association DescriptionPart of a collection of Repeal the 8th campaign material from Galway East for Choice, gifted to Glasgow Women's Library by a Glasgow-based donor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland:
The Eighth Amendment of the Constitution Act 1983 was an amendment to the Constitution of Ireland which inserted a subsection recognising the equal right to life of the pregnant woman and the unborn. Abortion had been subject to criminal penalty in Ireland since at least 1861; the amendment ensured that legislation or judicial interpretation would be restricted to allowing abortion in circumstances where the life of a pregnant woman was at risk. It was approved by referendum on 7 September 1983 and signed into law on 7 October 1983. In 2018, it was repealed by referendum.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constance_Markievicz:
Constance Georgine Markievicz; née Gore-Booth; 4 February 1868 – 15 July 1927), also known as Countess Markievicz and Madame Markievicz, was an Irish politician, revolutionary, nationalist, suffragist, socialist, and the first woman elected to the Westminster Parliament, and was elected Minister for Labour in the First Dáil, becoming the first female cabinet minister in Europe. She served as a Teachta Dála for the Dublin South constituency from 1921 to 1922 and 1923 to 1927. She was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Dublin St Patrick's from 1918 to 1922.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeSticker
Object numberGWL-2018-58-11
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved