Name/TitleBadge: A Woman Without A Man...
About this objectCircular badge with yellow background featuring the slogan 'A Woman without a Man is like a Fish without a Bicycle' in red lettering.
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, metal and plastic
Subject and Association KeywordsFeminism, feminist movement
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/a_woman_without_a_man_is_like_a_fish_without_a_bicycle:
A well-known feminist slogan coined in 1970 by the Australian filmmaker, social activist, and writer Irina Dunn (born 1948); according to her recollection, adapted from the phrase “A man needs God like a fish needs a bicycle” which she read in a philosophical text. The original phrase appears to be “A man without faith is like a fish without a bicycle”, coined by Charles S. Harris in 1955 and published in a 1958 article in the Swarthmore Phoenix. The phrase is often erroneously attributed to the American feminist journalist and social political activist Gloria Steinem (born 1934), but she disclaimed this in a letter to Time magazine published on 16 September 2000.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2015-111-18
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved