Postcard : Suffragette Coppette Beware of the Dog. [1909]

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Title

Postcard : Suffragette Coppette Beware of the Dog. [1909]

Description

Part of a twelve-card series of full-color lithographic postcards opposing woman suffrage.

This card, labeled Suffragette Series No. 5, features a woman dressed as a police officer, holding a rolling pin, with a small dog at her side.
She is wearing gloves and her belt is cinched around her waist to make the uniform more form-fitting; she is also wearing high heels.

Date

[1909]

Subject

Anti-suffrage
Clothing and dress
Gender role
Policewomen

Publisher

[New York] : [Dunston-Weiler Lithograph Company]

Original Format

Postcards

Physical Dimensions

9 x 14 cm.

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