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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

The Suffragette Not at Home

Tags: Absent mother, Absent wife, Angry man, ANIMAL, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, Cat, Drawing, EMOTIONS, Family, FOOD, HOUSEHOLD, Housework, Husband, Infant, Kitchen, Man, Middle class, Motherhood, NON-HUMAN, note, Overwhelmed father, Suffragette, Wife, Woman, Working class

MANHOOD SUFFRAGE
CABINET MINISTER
PROCRASTINATION
PROMISES

There was an old man who said - "How
Shall I flee from this horrible cow?
I will sit on this stile & continue to smile
Which may soften the heart of this cow

Tags: ACTIVITIES, ANIMAL, British, Cabinet Minister, Chinese, Cow, Deceptive man, Drawing, Legislation, Male politician, Manhood suffrage, NON-HUMAN, PRO-SUFFRAGE, Procrastination, PROFESSION, Promise, PUBLIC, RACE, Racism, SYMBOLISM, Weapon

Suffrage Angel

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE
PREJUDICE

[Image: Pro-female suffrage black and white propaganda postcard. Here women's suffrage is depicted as an Angel pushing back prejudice in the guise of the Devil. In the background can be seen the Houses of Parliament.…

Tags: Angel, British, Devil, Drawing, HISTORY/GOVERNMENT, House of Parliament, INTERNATIONAL, London, Prejudice, PRO-SUFFRAGE, Suffrage, SYMBOLISM

Prejudice

THE VOTE

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE

PREJUDICE

Then put your shields before your hearts, and fight with hearts more proof than shields.

[Image: Pro-female suffrage propaganda postcard. The black and white postcard depicts a triumphant Joan of Arc in…

Tags: armour, Big Ben, British, Drawing, Fight, HISTORICAL FIGURES, HISTORY/GOVERNMENT, Houses of Parliament, Joan of Arc, London, PLACE, Prejudice, PRO-SUFFRAGE, shield, Suffrage, Sun, sword, SYMBOLISM, Woman

THE SUFFRAGETTES GET WILDER DAILY

THE SUFFRAGETTES GET WILDER DAILY
& SMASH SHOP WINDOWS, OH! SO GAILY

[Image: Anti-suffrage comic card depicts a suffragette wearing a green hat, purple coat and white spats, wielding a hammer and smashing a department store window, printed…

Tags: ACTIVITIES, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, British, British suffragette, Broken window, Drawing, FASHION, Fashionable, Glass, Hammer, Hat, PUBLIC, Suffragette, VIOLENCE, Window

Votes for Our Mothers

[Image: Kewpie dolls dressed in yellow outfits march in a line. The kewpie doll in front carries a yellow banner emblazoned with the phrase "Votes for Our Mothers"] Print

Tags: "Votes for Women" flag, Absent father, Adultized child, AGE, American, Democracy, Drawing, Fatherhood, Infant, Motherhood, New York City, New York State, Parade, PARENTHOOD, PRO-SUFFRAGE, PUBLIC, SLANG, Voting

The Spirit of '76

The Spirit of '76.

VOTES
FOR
WOMEN

AFTER THE PAINTING BY [FRANCES] WILLARD.

[Image: Three babies in dresses march with drums, a flute, and a banner which reads, "Votes for Women." Below the image, the text reads, "The Spirit of '76."];…

Nobody loves me -- Guess I'll be a suffragette

NOBODY LOVES ME –
– GUESS I'LL BE A SUFFRAGETTE

Tags: Absent father, Absent mother, AGE, ANIMAL, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, Bloomers, Child, Crying, Crying infant, Dog, Drawing, EMOTIONS, FASHION, Fatherhood, Girl, Infant, Love, Motherhood, NON-HUMAN, Pants, PARENTHOOD, PRIVATE, Toy, Unfashionable, VIOLENCE

Home, Sweet Home

Striking examples of a suffragette's "HOME" if they have any home.

[Produced as propaganda for the anti-women's suffrage campaign. This example of anti-suffragette 'hate mail' was sent to the headquarters of the Women's Social and Political Union…

Tags: Angry man, Angry woman, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, British, Chair, Drawing, EMOTIONS, Fight, HOUSEHOLD, Housework, Kitchen, Man, Music, Physical violence, Punch, VIOLENCE, Woman

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