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Women Strike for Peace at the White House, 1970 US photograph: Women march past the White House under a banner reading "WOMEN

Women Strike for Peace at the White House (18 March 1970)

Women march past the White House under a banner reading "WOMEN STRIKE FOR PEACE" and a sign reading "SET THE DATE FOR TOTAL WITHDRAWAL". The banner states peace as the aim and does not define it; the sign names a dated withdrawal.

Propaganda techniques used in this photograph

Glittering generalities
Date
March 18, 1970
Period
Cold War
Made by
Women Strike for Peace (White House march; photograph by Thomas J. O'Halloran for U.S. News & World Report)
Region
North America
Country
United States
Medium
Photograph
Issuer type
Movement
Regime
Nixon Administration
Leader
Richard Nixon
Audience
Domestic public
Purpose
Mobilize or secure compliance
Themes
War and the military, Home front
Event
Vietnam War
Source
Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are
Source
Library of Congress, retrieved October 5, 2026
Rights
Public domain (U.S. News staff photo; LoC: no known restrictions)
Thomas J. O'Halloran, U.S. News & World Report. Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmscd-05421.

Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

WOMEN STRIKE FOR PEACE
SET THE DATE FOR TOTAL WITHDRAWAL

The banner and the nearest sign are transcribed. Placards farther back are not legible.

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