Poster, Women's Suffrage

 
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Poster, Women's Suffrage
Poster, Women's Suffrage
Poster, Women's Suffrage
Poster, Women's Suffrage

Poster, Women's Suffrage

Object number2002.001.10
Dateca 1890-1900
MediumCanvas, Ink
DimensionsOverall: 30 x 19 1/2 in. (76.2 x 49.5 cm)
Credit LineOld State House Museum collection
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    DescriptionA plain white rectangular poster advocating for women's rights in black. The poster is divided up into two parts. The top section reads in big bold black letter "What a Woman may be, and yet not have the Vote". Underneath this statement is five retangular boxes equal in size. Inside each box is single pictue and above the box a title for each image. The first box has a depiction of a woman mayor, the second box a woman nurse, the third box a mother, the fouth box a woman doctor or teacher, and the fifth box a woman factory hand. The bottom half is divided up similarly to top section. In big bold black letter across the center of the poster reads "What a Man may have been, & yet not lose the Vote". Underneath this section is also divided up into five sections equal in size. Each section also contains a picture along a word describing the image. The first section depicts a man convict, the second a man lunatic, the third a man as a proprietor o white slaves, the fouth a man unfit for service, and fifth a drunk man.
    Status
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