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The reproductive function of a woman is the onl
y innate function which
distinguishes women from men. It is the critical distinction upon which all

Inequities toward women are grounded.
A woman's menstruation is a sign of her ability to bear children.

Toni Robertson. Sometimes We Do Offend, Girls. (Photo: eeva-inkeri.)

Ann Newmarch and Mandy Martin are Australian artists
living in Adelaide. Their posters were made while both
were working with the Progressive Art Movement—a leftist
group working with prisons, labor unions, etc. Newmarch
is a member of P.A.M.’s Visual Group and the organization
also has other groups working in other cultural areas. Toni
Robertson lives in Sydney. She teaches screen-printing in
workshops at Sydney University and works with the Earth-
works Poster group. Sometimes We Do Offend, Girls is
numbered 4/28 “as tampon came from day 4 of my period
and 28 days is another myth”; it was sold at $4.00 to the
rich, $2.00 to those earning less than $100 per week.