Free Sandra Willson.
Manufacturer: Chippendale, [N.S.W.] Women's House [1977]Description: 1 poster ; 46 x 64 cm. SepiaContent type:- still image
- unmediated
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| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Poster
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Jessie Street National Women's Library General Stacks | P 0297 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available for reference in the library (Available for research in the library) | 95297 | ||
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Poster Duplicate
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Jessie Street National Women's Library Processing Centre | P DUP 0297 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 2 | Available for reference in the library | 90084 |
Title devised by cataloguer based on contents.
"Free Sandra Willson. Found not guilty of murder but insane. 11 years later certified sane-but not released. Average life sentence 13 years. WHY IS SHE STILL IN JAIL AFTER 18 YEARS?" -- principal text.
"Contact Women's House, 62 Regents St, Chippendale, 2008..ph 69.5281" -- at the foot.
Date established from pencil annotation on verso.
Sandra Willson became New South Wales' longest serving female prisoner after murdering taxi driver Rodney Woodgate in 1959. After her release Willson established Guthrie House, a halfway house for women leaving prison. Source: Jennings, R. 'Sandra Willson ...' in History Australia, vol. 10, no. 1 Apr 2013, p. 99.
At the foot of the poster is the note "authorised by Vera Figner". This note refers to the Russian revolutionary and prison reform activist, Vera Figner (1852-1942) and is not an indication of actual authorship or responsibility.
Poster calling for the release of Sandra Willson. Shows a portrait of Willson in profile, with a man in the middle ground, facing her. Printed in black ink.
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