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Postcard : Origin and development of a suffragette. [Circa 1910-1915]
The color illustration charts the development of a woman from age 15 to age 50, when she becomes a suffragette.
Postcard : Opposition card addressed to the Massachusetts Anti-Suffrage Committee. 1915
Postcard to the Massachusetts Anti-Suffrage Committee for sender to voice opposition the proposed amendment granting women the right to vote.
The measure failed to pass in 1915. On June 25, 1919, Massachusetts became the eighth state to ratify the…
The measure failed to pass in 1915. On June 25, 1919, Massachusetts became the eighth state to ratify the…
Postcard : Oh! Where is my wandering wife to-night? 1916
Part of a series of cards, this card contains an illustration of a man wearing a bathrobe and holding two babies in his arms. Inset to the upper right is a woman addressing a crowd of people, with the words "Why should not women run the government?"
Postcard : Now what would you do in a case like this? [Circa 1909-1910]
Part of a series of postcards, this card is labeled Series 680. The color illustration shows a man, wearing a nurse's bonnet feeding a baby through a tube. A woman can be seen through a window marching with a "vote for women" placard.
On the…
On the…
Postcard : No votes thank you. The appeal of womanhood. [1912]
This postcard, designed by Harold Bird, was produced by the National League for Opposing Woman Suffrage. The central figure, wearing a flowing dress and flowers in her hair, politely refuses the vote. Behind her is the suffragette, leaping towards…
Postcard : If you love your wife and much less, your life get out and get under. 1913
Color illustration shows an angry woman holding a rolling pin and sitting on top of her husband, who is laying the floor. The two signs on the wall are: "Bless our home" and "Votes for women."
On the verso, the card is addressed to Louis Nicholson…
On the verso, the card is addressed to Louis Nicholson…
Postcard : I Want to Vote, But My Wife Won't Let Me. [1909]
Part of a twelve-card series of full-color lithographic postcards opposing woman suffrage.
This card, labeled Suffragette Series No. 11, features an illustration of man doing laundry. Next to him on the floor are a child and a cat. A sign in the…
This card, labeled Suffragette Series No. 11, features an illustration of man doing laundry. Next to him on the floor are a child and a cat. A sign in the…
Postcard : I want my vote! [Circa 1908]
Photograph postcard of a suffragette represented as a vicious looking cat shrieking "I want my Vote." The background colors are purple, white, and green, which were representative of the Women's Social and Political Union.
On the verso, the card…
On the verso, the card…
Postcard : I Love My Husband, But-Oh You Vote. [1909]
Part of a twelve-card series of full-color lithographic postcards opposing woman suffrage.
This card, labeled Suffragette Series No. 12, features an illustration of a well-dressed woman holding a ballot.
This card, labeled Suffragette Series No. 12, features an illustration of a well-dressed woman holding a ballot.
Postcard : I Don't Care If She Never Comes Back. [1909]
Part of a twelve-card series of full-color lithographic postcards opposing woman suffrage.
This card, labeled Suffragette Series No. 8, features an illustration of a smiling father holding his three children. Above him is a sign that reads: "What…
This card, labeled Suffragette Series No. 8, features an illustration of a smiling father holding his three children. Above him is a sign that reads: "What…