Veteran Feminists of America
SILENT AUCTION ITEMS
Update: August 27, 2012 

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# THE MOST BEAUTIFUL PORTRAIT OF BETTY FRIEDAN EVER PAINTED, by founder of Detroit NOW and world-famous portrait artist Patricia Hill Burnett, whose portraits sell for more than $10,000. Betty Friedan displayed this authentic replica proudly in her own living room for many years. It renders precisely the original oil painting owned by the Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America at Radcliffe College. Elegant 3-inch frame, 33" by 25". Featured in Burnett's book, "True Colors." Minimum Bid $1,500.
 
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#2 TRIPTYCH PRINT OF BELLA ABZUG BY LINDA STEIN.
Linda Stein is a world-famous artist-activist for peace and equality, a winner of numerous awards, with more than 50 exhibitions and commissions. 19" x 7" Minimum Bid $600.

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#3 GLAMOROUS BEACH HOUSE IN BEAUTIFUL MAZATLAN RESORT, MEXICO. 7 days and nights at your selected dates, no time limit... Three bedrooms, 2 � baths, sleeps 6 .. Swimming Pool ...Fully Furnished ... 1 � blocks from beach .. on busline .. convenience store nearby .. American neighbor will pick you up at airport and take you to house ...Excellent restaurants nearby. Minimum Bid $600.
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#4 OIL PORTRAIT OF KATE MILLETT BY DIANA KURZ. Diana Kurz is a prominent painter whose works have been exhibited in museums throughout US and Europe. Oil on Linen.12" x 9" Minimum Bid $200.
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# 5 FOUR PRIVATE YOGA CLASSES IN YOUR HOME, NYC AREA, by master yogi Grace Welch (VFA board member). Each class 1 � hours. Metropolitan New York-Long Island area. A $400 value. Minimum bid $100
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#6 Historic Copy of Life Magazine June 9, 1972 on birth of the NWPC. Color Replica of Bella Abzug on front page. 3 inside pages with pictures and story. Minimum bid $29.



#7 ASTROLOGICAL READING OF YOUR LIFE PATH based on Uranian Astrology of German astrologer Alfred Witte. A $300 value by Uranian Astrologer Jacqui Ceballos. Uranian chart shows what one is likely to experience in this life and how people in your life relate to you...Must have your date, place and hopefully, time of your birth. Minimum Bid $200.

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#8 HISTORIC FUCK HOUSEWORK POSTER. THE FAMED, BEAUTIFUL POSTER OF A WOMAN JUGGLING A BROOM AND CLEANSERS was made by artist and single mother Shirley Boccaccio during a moment of frustration. She was exhausted with caring for her three small children, holding a job, with little time to paint. Shirley , then living in San Francisco, took a few copies to a NOW conference for sale and they sold in ten minutes. She hurriedly printed more and they sold like hot cakes. Today they are out of print. Shirley , who now lives in Mexico, gave VFA the right to sell a few copies. Available in two sizes: 9"x12" Minimum Bid $60 OR 14"x16". Minimum Bid $75.

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#9 HISTORIC EDITION OF NOW YORK TIMES -- Collector's Item! Newspaper put out for the 1970 Strike for Equality . Edited by Deborah Biele, with articles by renowned New York NOW pioneer feminists Ivy Bottini, Tiffany Holmes, Betty Berry, Patricia MacQuillan, Clara de Miha and others. It is written in New York Times font, as though women are running the world. Under title "Coffee, tea or me, a photo shows men as Airline Stewards. Photo of a man with this article: "Ms and Mr. Teresa Buckingham announce the marriage of their son, James Leslie, to Anne Stronen Sharpe, the Secretary of State". Help Wanted Ads Male ad (taken from NYTIMES Help Wanted Female ad) says, " Your best friend got married and you are heartsick. Always the bridegroom, but never the groom? Don't despair. Come to Cuddy Employment Agency and we'll find you a secretarial job to a beautiful, intelligent woman. The next best thing to being a husband." Minimum Bid $60.



#10 AUTOGRAPHED "SEXUAL POLITICS" BOOK BY KATE MILLETT
The feminist masterpiece! Minimum Bid $75.
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#11 DVD of "Equality I Am Woman" film of the August 26, 1970 march down Fifth Avenue in New York City. Minimum Bid $10.

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#12 Historical Poster with words from speech by Jill Ruckelshaus. 11" x 11 1/2" ..signed by Jill Ruckelshaus OR Gloria Steine. Poster reads "We are in for a very,very long haul.. I am asking for everything you have to give. We will never give up. You will lose your Youth your Sleep,your patience, your sense of humor and occasionally the understanding and support of people that you love very much. In return, I have nothing to offer you but... Your pride in being a woman,and all your dreams you/ve ever had for your daughters, and nieces,and grandaughters...Your future and the certain knowledge that at the end of your days you will be able to look back and say that once in your life you gave everything you had for justice. Poster is light beige print in brown and red background. Top Picture, women march for suffrage. Bottom picture, ERA March. Minimum Bid $35.

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#13 Autographed books by VFA's co president, Sheila Tobias , a feminist writer, an academic, and a consultant known for her extensive writing and research about gender issues in education, particularly math and science education
  • $ 50.00 - Faces of Feminism: An Activist's Reflections on the Women's Movement

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  • $75.00 - Overcoming Math Anxiety.. This best seller challenges the assumption that boys are naturally better at math than girls. Sheila maintains that the "inability" to do math is actually a psychological block that can be overcome.

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