Sexism

[Seattle]: Houger & McCaw, (1971). Box: 18.5 x 27 cm. Board: 51 x 65 cm. Board game in original box, containing: folded cardstock board; six playing pieces, plus "baby" piece; 36 Woman chance cards; 35 Man chance cards; 35 Women role cards; 33 Man role cards; 18 voting cards ("sexist", "in-betweener", "liberationist"); small plastic pill with eyes and mouth, meant to represent the baby; directions (bifolium, 4pp.). Likely LACKING one Man chance card and two Man role cards, otherwise believed complete (no list of items included, but totals comport with another copy we've handled). Box taped, with splits to corners of lid and side of one apron; vertical crease to instructions; light soiling to verso of board and a few voting cards. Good.

A game about sexism meant to "[bring] out the humor in the Women's Liberation Movement and, at the same time, sensitize people so they realize what sexism means, both for men and women," in designer Carolyn Houger's words. The goal is to make it from the doll house at the start of the game to the White House at the end; if the woman wins, it's proclaimed, "You are now a person, and must be treated as such for 24 hours. Nonwinners may be treated as usual." Throughout, players draw both role and chance cards that place them in potentially sexist situations, while progressing along squares addressing everything from beauty pageants and typing pools to abortions and divorce.

The game was originally sold for $5 by NOW, apparently mostly in the Seattle region.

OCLC locates four holdings, at the University of Southern California, UC Davis, Northwestern University, and Harvard.