Deykin, Boris Nikolayevich (1890-1945) - Russian Women's Day Poster 1932

In 1917, more than 100,000 women helped spark the Russian Revolution, which paved the way for a new government and a country that was at the forefront of early twentieth-century feminism. In the same year, Soviet women gained the right to vote and, in 1920, Russia became the first country to legalise abortion (although it was banned again between 1936 and 1955).

It was a common joke at the time that under Capitalism, women are not liberated because they have no opportunity to work but must stay at home to do housework and childcare. Under socialism, women are allowed to work but then must go home to do the housework and care for the children. This poster reads 8th March, 'A day of rebellion by working women against kitchen slavery'.

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