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I AM NEUTRAL – maid and mistress

[Image: Part of a series of postcards, labeled No. 2178, 10 designs, "Neutral" Comic.

Cartoon illustration of a man hiding in a closet while two women argue in the kitchen. One woman says "I'm me own boss, see!" and the other says "You must do as…

Tags: AMBIGUOUS-SUFFRAGE, Angry, Angry woman, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, CLASS, Cooking, EMOTIONS, HOUSEHOLD, Housework, Husband, Kitchen, Man, MARRIAGE, Middle class, PRIVATE, Wife, Woman, Working class, Working woman

Ain't it lovely to be married?

Ain't it lovely
to be
married?

[Image: Part of a series of postcards, this card is labeled Series No. 534. The color illustration on the front shows a man scrubbing a floor while his wife stands there holding a rolling pin, her hands on her…

Tags: American, Angry, Angry woman, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, APPEARANCE, Coercion, EMOTIONS, FASHION, Fashionable, Gender Roles, GENDER/SEXUALITY, HOUSEHOLD, Housework, Husband, Man, PRIVATE, Surprise, Surprised Man, Unappealing, Wife, Woman

What I says is

"WHAT I SAYS IS: BE GOOD TO THE
CAT, AND YOU SAVE HALF YOUR
POT WASHING."

Tags: AGE, Angry, Angry woman, ANIMAL, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, APPEARANCE, British, Cat, CLASS, Domestic servant, EMOTIONS, FASHION, Fashionable, FOOD, Kitchen, Middle class, Milk, NON-HUMAN, Older woman, PRIVATE, Unappealing, Working class, Working woman

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I AM NEUTRAL – maid and mistress

Ain't it lovely to be married?

What I says is