Summary
Badge, alternatively known as a button, made between 1968 and 1970. Used in Melbourne, Victoria, it was worn by the donor during anti-Vietnam war and anti-conscription rallies. The text, 'Readin' Riotin' and 'Rithmetic', is a play on the traditional epithet on education, 'Reading, Writing and Arithmetic'.This particular badge was produced by Students for a Democratic Society at Monash University. The donor was a student at Monash University between 1968 and 1973, and was involved in student politics, including membership of the radical Students for a Democratic Society. The Students for a Democratic Society organisation began in the United States in 1960; it disbanded in 1969.
Physical Description
This is a yellow badge with black text.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Mr Ken Norling, 16 Jul 1991
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Organisation Named
Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), United States of America, 1968-1973
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Place & Date Made
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Inscriptions
Printed black ink, obverse: readin'/ riotin'/ 'rithmetic
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Type of item
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Dimensions
38 mm (Outside Diameter)
Re-measured 2.10.08
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Maximum dimensions
38 mm (Outside Diameter)
Measurement From Conservation.
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References
Gerster, Robin and Jan Bassett, Seizures of Youth.
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Keywords
Anti-Conscription Campaigns, Conscription, Student Movement, Vietnam Moratorium, Vietnam War, 1959-1975, Wars & Conflicts
