Sometimes it's Very Hard For a Woman to Make Herself Heard! Poster (1975)
A rare poster created and published to support the defense of Susan Saxe, a member of the Weather Underground Organization (WUO). Named after lyrics from Bob Dylan’s "Subterranean Homesick Blues," the WUO was a militant offshoot of the Students for a Democratic Society. The group’s revolutionary platform centered Black Power and opposition to the Vietnam War. Their major activities included several bombings and arson attacks from the late 1960s to the late 1970s, aimed at dismantling U.S. imperialism.
One of only twelve women ever placed on the FBI’s Most Wanted list, Saxe describes herself as a “lifelong radical activist.” After evading police in connection with two armed robberies, intended to raise funds for antiwar efforts, she went underground from 1970 until she was captured by police in 1975.
Published the same year as her arrest, this poster illustrates Saxe's radical activism, depicting a young girl armed with a gun. It employs violent imagery to underscore the lengths she believed women must go to in order to be heard. Item #1927.
Condition: Near Fine, light edgewear along top edge; .5" soft crease along lower right edge; three soft dimples all smaller than .5" on center left.
Price: $1,000.00