Badge collection relating to women in unions
Various Description: 6 x folders = 0.41 linear meters Badges are stored in plastic sleeves contained in 5 archival folders, however we have requested further donations from members and expect our Badges collection to grow. 6 x folders each (H) 32.5cm x (W) 4cm x (D) 29.5 cm stacked on shelfOnline resources:Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | |
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Archives - Collection | Jessie Street National Women's Library Archives | Compartment 2/Bay 11/Shelf 1-2/Position 1-2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available for reference in the library (Available for research in the library) | 'Women and men : Equal Partners in Unions'. 1 badge; col. text and image on metal with pin; c 55 mm in diameter. | B 90042 | ||
Archives - Collection | Jessie Street National Women's Library Archives | Compartment 2/Bay 11/Shelf 1-2/Position 1-2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available for reference in the library (Available for research in the library) | 'Women need unions need women'. 1 badge; col. text on metal with pin; c 45 mm in diameter. | B 90075 | ||
Archives - Collection | Jessie Street National Women's Library Archives | Compartment 2/Bay 11/Shelf 3-4/Position 1-2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available for reference in the library (Available for research in the library) | 'Women need unions need women'. 1 badge; col. text on metal with pin; c 45 mm in diameter. | B 0075 DUP | ||
Archives - Collection | Jessie Street National Women's Library Archives | Compartment 2/Bay 11/Shelf 3-4/Position 1-2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available for reference in the library (Available for research in the library) | 'A woman's place is in the Union : ASU'. 1 badge; col. image and text on metal with pin; c 25 mm in diameter. | B 0221 | ||
Archives - Collection | Jessie Street National Women's Library Archives | Compartment 2/Bay 11/Shelf 3-4/Position 1-2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available for reference in the library (Available for research in the library) | 'A woman's place is in her union'. 1 badge; col. image and text on metal with pin; c 40 mm in diameter. | B 0222 | ||
Archives - Collection | Jessie Street National Women's Library Archives | Compartment 2/Bay 11/Shelf 1-2/Position 1-2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available for reference in the library (Available for research in the library) | 'AUS Women's Department : Women in Unions : Growing Strong Together'. 1 badge; col. image and text on metal with pin; c 45 mm in diameter. | B 90014 | ||
Archives - Collection | Jessie Street National Women's Library Archives | Compartment 2/Bay 11/Shelf 3-4/Position 1-2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available for reference in the library (Available for research in the library) | 'AUS Women's Department : Women in Unions : Growing Strong Together'. 1 badge; col. image and text on metal with pin; c 45 mm in diameter. | B 0014 DUP | ||
Archives - Collection | Jessie Street National Women's Library Archives | CUR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available for reference in the library (Available for research in the library) | 'AUS Women's Department : Women in Unions : Growing Strong Together'. 1 badge; col. image and text on metal with pin; c 45 mm in diameter. | B 0014 CUR1 | ||
Archives - Collection | Jessie Street National Women's Library Archives | Compartment 2/Bay 11/Shelf 3-4/Position 1-2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available for reference in the library (Available for research in the library) | 'WTUC'. 1 badge; black and white image and text on metal with pin; c 60 mm in diameter. | B 0244 | ||
Archives - Collection | Jessie Street National Women's Library Archives | Compartment 2/Bay 11/Shelf 3-4/Position 1-2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available for reference in the library (Available for research in the library) | 'Women in Trades'. 1 badge; col. image and text on metal with pin; c 60 mm in diameter. | B 0223 | ||
Archives - Collection | Jessie Street National Women's Library Archives | Compartment 2/Bay 11/Shelf 3-4/Position 1-2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available for reference in the library (Available for research in the library) | 'Jobs for women : Open the gates BHP'. 1 badge; col. text and image on metal with pin; c 45 mm in diameter. | B 90153 | ||
Archives - Collection | Jessie Street National Women's Library Archives | Compartment 2/Bay 11/Shelf 3-4/Position 1-2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available for reference in the library (Available for research in the library) | 'Equal pay'. 1 badge; col. image on metal with pin; c 45 mm in diameter. | B 0192 | ||
Archives - Collection | Jessie Street National Women's Library Archives | Compartment 2/Bay 11/Shelf 3-4/Position 1-2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available for reference in the library (Available for research in the library) | 'A man of quality is not threatened by a woman of equality'. 1 badge; col. image and text on metal with pin; c 80 mm in diameter. | B 0232 | ||
Archives - Collection | Jessie Street National Women's Library Archives | Compartment 2/Bay 11/Shelf 3-4/Position 1-2 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available for reference in the library (Available for research in the library) | 'Jobs for women : Open the gates BHP'. 1 badge; col. text and image on metal with pin; c 45 mm in diameter. | B 0153 DUP |
Union campaigns for equal pay grew in the late 1960s. By 1971, there were 2.5 million union members but still women faced discrimination in the workplace. Equal pay for men and women was won in 1975 through political agitation and union-led court cases. The Library's collection shows some of the activism and union engagement over the years.
The Library has a growing collection of badges related to Australian women that have been donated by a number of Library members and supporters.
The badges in our diverse collection have been generated by campaigns such as that against sexism, sexual harassment, war, nuclear energy and abortion laws. Others promote and celebrate working mothers, peace, International Women's Day and feminist values. Women's groups are well represented, although few political party badges have been collected. We do, however, have a badge from Jessie Street's campaign as the Labor candidate for the seat of Wentworth in 1943.
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