Name/TitleBadge: Animated Activism
About this objectCircular pin badge featuring the exhibition title 'Animated Activism' over the motif of a feminist power symbol in deep pink and purple. The exhibition, 'Animated Activism: Women Empowered' was organised as part of Treasures of the Brotherton at Leeds University Library Gallery, 7th January to 20th December 2025.
MakerUniversity of Leeds
Date Made2025
Period2020s
Place MadeEngland, Leeds
Medium and MaterialsInorganic, plastic and metal
Inscription and MarksEmbossed on back: MADE IN THE UK ~ Suitable for over 3 years only. Functional sharp point.'
MeasurementsDia: 50 mm
Subject and Association Keywordsexhibitions
Subject and Association KeywordsFeminism, feminist movement
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's organisations
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://library.leeds.ac.uk/events/event/844/animated-activism-women-empowered:
An exhibition to get angry about.
From the Women’s Liberation Movement of the 1970s to the present day, discover the vital work of two pioneering organisations. In 1974, an activist collective of nearly 40 women’s refuges come together. They form a women-led national network – the Women’s Aid Federation of England. In 1978 in Leeds, a small group of feminists complete a film about the need for pre-school childcare. They formally establish themselves as the women-run collective – Leeds Animation Workshop. Over the next 50 years we see how the personal becomes political. From the very start both organisations campaigned on women’s rights and social issues that had not been addressed before at that level, sharing a creative, grassroots approach. A demand for urgent change driving protest, progress, policy, and empowerment. In 2025 we explore the histories of Women's Aid and Leeds Animation Workshop, told through their own archives.
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBadge
Object numberGWL-2025-74-2
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved