Women's Pentagon Action
Dublin Core
Title
Women's Pentagon Action
Subject
disarmament, feminism, lesbian feminism, Pentagon, anti-war, antimilitarism, war at home, direct action, civil disobedience, weaving, anti-nuclear movement
Description
The Women's Pentagon Action in Washington D.C., before 2,000 women surrounded the Pentagon, weaving yarn webs to symbolically block the entrances.
Creator
Copyright © Diana Mara Henry
Date
November 17, 1980
Contributor
Kimber Heinz
Rights
Copyright © Diana Mara Henry. Diana Mara Henry Papers, Robert S. Cox Special Collections and University Archives Research Center, UMass Amherst Libraries.
Format
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Language
English
Type
photograph
Coverage
Washington, D.C., Pentagon, women's liberation movement, lesbian feminism, anti-nuclear movement, Reagan era, post-Vietnam era
Files
Collection
Citation
Copyright © Diana Mara Henry, “Women's Pentagon Action,” War Resisters League Southeast, accessed November 8, 2026, https://www.resistwarsoutheast.com/items/show/52.