March 8th – day of uprising of working women against kitchen slavery 1932

This Soviet poster was created in 1932 by artist Boris Deykin. It was published by Izogiz to celebrate International Women’s Day (March 8) and promote women’s emancipation from domestic work. The artwork shows a strong female worker reaching out to help another woman who is burdened with pots and kitchenware, a metaphor for freeing women from “kitchen slavery.” Behind them rise red flags and industrial buildings, symbolizing the progress of socialism and women’s participation in the workforce. The slogan reads: “March 8, Day of the Uprising of Working Women Against Kitchen Slavery! Down with Oppression and the Tyranny of Domestic Life!” The poster embodies the early Soviet ideal of gender equality through labor and collective struggle.