April 15, 1970 - Demonstration to Change Women's Image in the Media
CBS Affiliate KPIX, San Francisco
CBS Affiliate KPIX, San Francisco
At the annual CBS shareholder meeting, held for the first time on the West Coast, a small group of feminists rose and denounced the corporation’s sexist programming and limited opportunities for women. In another part of San Francisco, outside the local CBS affiliate’s offices (KPIX), a similar message was made in public.
The demonstration included picketing, chanting and a gorilla-theater skit. Under a large banner identifying the group as Women Against Media Bullshit (W.O.M.B.), the protesters acted out the condescending way the media portrayed women and satirized how products were pitched. It was a lively, visual, theatrical demonstration, the perfect way to protest the policies of a business that sold entertainment.
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