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Women's Political Statements. New Zealand women were influenced
by posters that were produced by feminist artists in America. In this
example, the sardonic tone suggests that the author(s) believed that
women had little to celebrate. Photo: Poster: Louisa Buck and Philip
Dodd.

Judy Chicago

The American artist, Judy Chicago, was admired by feminist artists and

craftswomen in New Zealand. In her most famous work, ‘The Dinner Party’, she
collaborated with other women to produce a large ‘installation’ that celebrated the

achievements of thirty-nine women in Western history. 250 (unpaid) artists,

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