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THE MODERN SHIRLEY

POLITICAL POWER
VOTES FOR WOMEN
MR. SYMPSON (JOHN BULL): “Are you a young lady?”
SHIRLEY (GIRL OF THE PERIOD): “I am a thousand times better - I am an honest woman and as such I will be treated.”

Tags: "Votes for Women" sash, AGE, British, Chair, Everyman, Everywoman, Flag, John Bull, Man, Older man, PRO-SUFFRAGE, PUBLIC, SEX, SOCIAL IDENTITY, SUFFRAGE ADVERTISING, Woman, Young woman

The People's House (No Women Admitted)

Jane Bull: "No women admitted! No wonder the place is in such a state. High time for a good spring clean!"

Tags: "Votes for Women" sash, ACTIVITIES, Appealing, APPEARANCE, British, bucket, CLASS, Drawing, FASHION, Fashionable, Hat, HOUSEHOLD, Housework, Jane Bull, PRO-SUFFRAGE, PUBLIC, Reform, Sash, SUFFRAGE ADVERTISING, Woman, Working class, Working woman

TO MY
VALENTINE

Love me
Love
my
Vote

VOTES FOR WOMEN

[Image: On this vertical postcard a young woman is standing on a cardboard box. Her image is centered on the card in a very noticeable manner. The girl is fair skinned, blue eyes,…

Tags: "Votes for Women" sash, Adultized child, AGE, American, Bow, Courting adultized child, COURTSHIP, EMOTIONS, FASHION, HOLIDAYS, Love, PRO-SUFFRAGE, PUBLIC, Romance, Suffrage, SUFFRAGE ADVERTISING, SYMBOLISM, Valentine

Votes for Women

[Image: Woman holds a gold flag while wearing a banner which reads: "Votes for Women."]; 9x14; print.

Tags: "Votes for Women" banner, "Votes for Women" sash, American, Bow, Drawing, FASHION, Fashionable, Flag, Flowers, Hat, Pin, PRO-SUFFRAGE, PUBLIC, Suffrage, SUFFRAGE ADVERTISING, Suffrage Memorabilia, Votes for Women, Woman

WE WANT THE VOTE

I'm going to make a suffrage speech,
Too al the folks whom I can reach.

Tags: "Votes for Women" sash, ACTIVITIES, Adultized child, AGE, American, Cupid, PRO-SUFFRAGE, PUBLIC, Stump speech, SUFFRAGE ADVERTISING

What a chance

Tags: "Votes for Women" sash, ACTIVITIES, Adultized child, AGE, American, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, Bedroom, Bloomers, Bow, Boy, Children, FASHION, Girl, HOUSEHOLD, PRIVATE, Sleeping, SUFFRAGE ADVERTISING, Theft, Trousers

What chance has a mere man?

[Image: A parade of girls march down the street holding signs with phrases like "Votes for Wimmen" and "Give us the Vote." One girl rides a goat. A boy stand in the foreground gesturing towards the crowd.] 9x14cm; Color; Print

Will we get 'em?

Will we get 'em?

WE WANT
WE WANT
WE WANT
WE WANT
WE WANT

VOTES FOR WIMMEN
VOTES FOR WIMMEN
VOTES FOR WIMMEN

WOMAN SUFFRAGE

ISN'T YOUR
WIFE INTELLIGENT
ENOUGHT TO VOTE?
MINE IS
This is pretty heavy work,
But I'll never, never shirk.

Tags: "Votes for Women" sash, Adultized child, AGE, American, Cupid, Intelligence, PRO-SUFFRAGE, PUBLIC, SUFFRAGE ADVERTISING, SYMBOLISM

Would I win you Vote?

Would I win you Vote?

VOTES FOR WIMMEN

[Image: This card, is part of a twelve-card series, featuring children, illustrated by Indiana artist Cobb Shinn. The illustration features a girl at the center wearing a "Votes for Wimmen" sash and a…

Tags: "Votes for Wimmen", "Votes for Women" sash, Adultized child, AGE, American, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, Children, FASHION, Girl, Hat, HOUSEHOLD, Intentional misspelling, PRIVATE, SUFFRAGE ADVERTISING

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