Name/TitleBadge: Dunoon Women's Peace Camp
About this objectSmall round pin badge with (dirty/rusty) white background bearing the words 'DUNOON WOMEN'S PEACE CAMP '84' above a motif of a pair of hands covering a nuclear submarine. The letter Os are formed of the female symbol.
Date Made1984
Period1980s
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, metal and plastic
Subject and Association KeywordsPeace movement
Subject and Association KeywordsFeminism, feminist movement
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Loch:
During World War II, the loch was used as a British Royal Navy submarine base. From 1961 to 1992, it was used as a United States Navy ballistic missile submarine base. In 1992, the Holy Loch base was deemed unnecessary following the demise of the Soviet Union and subsequently closed.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2014-3-10
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved