Women on the Rise

I bought this poster "Women on the Rise" at an art store in Manila for hanging at the hallway at Anselma House.   The same is on sale at the internet for $189.99.  The poster was done by David Allen, a commercial photographer based in San Francisco who covers performing arts, public relations and special events for the Bay Area and elsewhere. The subject has striking similarities with a famous 1932 black-and-white photograph.

Women on the Rise, Black & White Photo, by David Allen

The catchphrase “Women on the Rise” has been associated with women advocacy such as the, National Association of Women on the Rise,  Hard Hatted Women (HHW), Women On the Rise Telling Her Story (WORTH) and at North Miami’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA).   

Hard Hatted Women began in 1979 when three women– a telephone repair technician, a steelworker and a truck driver, formed a support group for tradeswomen.  HHW created the Women on the Rise award to honor women who have broken down barriers and stereotypes who have helped to lead the way for other women through their exemplary service and excellence in a non traditional career.

Lunch atop a Skyscraper, 1932 photo, by Charles C. Ebetts.

"Lunch atop a Skyscraper"  was phtographed by Charles C. Ebetts during construction of the RCA Building (renamed as the GE Building in 1986) at Rockefeller Center in New York City, United States.  He took the picture on September 29, 1932 on the 69th floor of the RCA Building during the last months of construction,  It appeared in the Sunday photo supplement of the New York Herald Tribune on October 2.