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Maker(s):Guerrilla Girls
Culture:American 20th century
Title:If You're Raped, You Might as Well 'Relax and Enjoy It' Because No One Will Believe You
Date Made:1992
Type:Print
Materials:offset lithograph printed in black on medium thick, moderately textured, white paper
Place Made:United States
Measurements:sheet: 17 1/2 in x 22 9/16 in; 44.4 cm x 57.3 cm
Narrative Inscription:  signature in pencil at lower right on verso: Guerrilla Girls
Accession Number:  SC 2014.31.25
Credit Line:Purchased with the Josephine A. Stein, class of 1927, Fund in honor of the class of 1927
Museum Collection:  Smith College Museum of Art
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Description:
Informational poster with a headlines that reads "If you're raped, you might as well 'relax and enjoy it,' because no one will believe you!" in bold black letters. Below are rows of yearbook photos of women with a big black dot blocking out their faces. Placed in the middle of the poster are statistics illuminating how unlikely it is that a rapist will be convicted. Anti-violence; violence against women; feminist art; women's rights; justice; activist art

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