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The Woman's Suffrage

THIS is how it
will be when
the Woman's
Suffrage get in
power
–

[Image: Drawing of an angry man wearing patched and ripped clothing. His suspenders and collar are unfastened, and he looks over his shoulder to examine a tear in his sleeve. ]

Tags: Absent wife, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, FASHION, HOUSEHOLD, Housework, Husband, Man, PRIVATE, Unfashionable

The WILD ROSE

The WILD ROSE, which Requires Careful Handling.

Tags: Abusive woman, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, APPEARANCE, British, CLASS, Drawing, FASHION, Fight, Flowers, Hat, Man, Middle class, NON-HUMAN, PLANT, Police, Prisoner, PROFESSION, Umbrella, Unappealing, Unfashionable, VIOLENCE, Woman

The Unwelcome Guest

'I - er - am afraid I cannot offer you a seat. I am entertaining persons of - er - ah - importance. You can find a chair for yourself somewhere outside. Below is printed the explanation.'

[Image: The Primrose League has issued a manifesto stating…

Tags: Appealing, APPEARANCE, British, British Empire, CLASS, Drawing, FASHION, Fashionable, Hat, HISTORY/GOVERNMENT, HOUSEHOLD, Imperialism, Lounge room, Man, Primrose League, PRO-SUFFRAGE, Upper class, Upper middle class, 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

The Suffragette Judgess

[Image: Printed in color on cream cardstock. Entitled at the top of the postcard THE SUFFRAGETTE JUDGESS. A woman with Gibson Girl hair in judge's robes decorated with a green bow at the neck is looking down at a miniaturized man who is wearing red…

Tags: American, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, APPEARANCE, Arrest, Courthouse, CRIMINAL, Cross-dressing, Domineering woman, FASHION, Hat, HISTORY/GOVERNMENT, Iron, Judge, Legislation, Man, PLACE, Prisoner, PROFESSION, PUBLIC, Rights, Rolling Pin, Shoes, SYMBOLISM, Unappealing, Unfashionable, Woman

The Suffragette Hubby

THE SUFFRAGETTE
HUBBY.

Hush my little baby –
Papa's little pet!
Ma's out lookin' for her
rights –
Ma's a Suffragette.

[Image: A husband holds his crying baby.]; 9x14 cm; print.

Tags: Absent mother, Absent wife, AGE, American, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, Child, Clock, Crying, Crying infant, EMOTIONS, Family, Father, Fatherhood, Fatigued man, Gender Roles, HOUSEHOLD, Husband, Infant, Man, MARRIAGE, Mother, Older man, PARENTHOOD, PRIVATE, Sad, Sad man, Suffragette, Wife

The Suffragette Copess

THE SUFFRAGETTE
COPESS.

HOW'D
YER LIKE
TER BE
PINCHED?

[Image: Postcard printed vertically with SUFFRAGETTE COPESS printed at the top in red. The main character is a woman standing on the sidewalk. She is in a police uniform with frills…

Tags: American, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, APPEARANCE, Bloomers, Cross-dressing, Domineering woman, EMOTIONS, FASHION, GENDER/SEXUALITY, Hat, Hatpin, Man, Ogling, Police, PROFESSION, PUBLIC, Rolling Pin, Sexual harassment, Shoes, Unappealing, Unfashionable, Uniform, VIOLENCE, Winking, Woman

The Suffragette Bar

THE SUFFRAGETTE
BAR.

NOTHING
BUT
ICE CREAM
AND
PRETZELS.
OH! JOY!

NO
TRUST

[Image: This card, Number 4014, is part of a sixteen-card series. Three women are at a bar facing a fourth woman. All are dressed well and colorfully. They are…

Tags: Alcohol, American, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, APPEARANCE, CLASS, Domineering woman, FASHION, FOOD, Hat, Hatpin, Ice Cream, Man, Middle class, Prohibition, PUBLIC, Restaurant, Suffragette, top hat, Unappealing, Unfashionable, Woman, Working class, Working woman

The Suffragette – Proudly Goes to – Glory

THE SUFFRAGETTE
Proudly Goes to – Glory

VOTES FOR WOMEN

[Image: Postcard is part of a six-card series entitled "The Suffragette. This card shows an ugly buck-toothed suffragists sticking her head through the bars of the carriage taking her to…

Tags: "Votes for Women" flag, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, APPEARANCE, Arrest, British, CLASS, Drawing, FASHION, Hat, Man, Middle class, Police, PRISON, Prisoner, PROFESSION, PUBLIC, Teeth, Unappealing, Unfashionable, Woman

THE SUFFRAGETTE – In the Grip of the Law

[Image: Postcard, printed, cardboard, polychrome image, white border, blue text, image of a female child held by a policeman on each side in a street, other men and a third policeman in the background, printed inscription front. Manuscript…

Tags: Adultized child, AMBIGUOUS-SUFFRAGE, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, Arrest, Bow, British, Child, CLASS, Drawing, FASHION, Fashionable, Girl, Hat, Man, Middle class, Police, policeman, PROFESSION, PUBLIC, Suffragette, Uniform

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