Resist I may have a pussy but I'm not one.

Resist I may have a pussy but I'm not one.

Gender.; Justice

Krista Suh was planning to attend the Women's March in Washington DC January of 2017 and needed a cap to keep her head warm in the chill winter air along with Jayna an artist who could not attend. Together they conceived the idea of creating a sea of pink hats at Women’s Marches everywhere that would make both a bold and powerful visual statement of solidarity, and also allow people who could not participate themselves –whether for medical, financial, or scheduling reasons — a visible way to demonstrate their support for women’s rights. Little knittery owner Kat Coyle designed a simple and brilliant pattern that would allow people of all knitting levels to be part of the project. The name Pussyhat™ was chosen in part as a protest against vulgar comments Donald Trump made about the freedom he felt to grab women’s genitals, to de-stigmatize the word “pussy” and transform it into one of empowerment, and to highlight the design of the hat’s ’pussycat ears’.

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California State Library Sutro Library

01/21/2017

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Artisan Books. Why we march : signs of protest and hope : voices from the Women's March. Artisan Books, 2017

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English

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M000014_0030_front

Women's March California, 2017