Name/TitleBadge: A Woman Without a Man
About this objectLarge round pin badge with pale grey background bearing the slogan 'A Woman Without a Man is Like A Fish Without a Bicycle' in blue lettering. Obtained by donor in either Boston, Massachusetts or New York City in 1972.
MakerBadge-A-Minit
Date Made1972
Period1970s
Place MadeUSA, LaSalle, IL
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, metal and plastic
Inscription and MarksReverse, engraved: "BADGE-A-MINIT ~ LASALLE ILL: 61301"
MeasurementsDia: 60 mm
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.
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2023-20-1
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