Postcard : Oh You Suffragette. [Circa 1909-1913]
Animals
Hens
Owls
Parades
Processions
Women--Suffrage--Massachusetts
Full-color illustration of a group of hens, dressed in pantaloons and bonnets, one carrying a "Votes for Women" sign. The owl in the tree says "Oh you suffragette."
On the verso, the card is marked "Chantecler Series No. 21."
The card is addressed to Mrs. James Riley in [Millington, Massachusetts]. The message reads:
Say Kiddo / Don't you let me catch you in this Parade. / xxx / Jim
[Circa 1909-1913]
Postcard : An Easter Prophecy. [Circa 1915]
Animals
Easter
Easter bunny
Hens
Women--Suffrage--Indiana
Embossed Easter card with an illustration of a hen carrying a "Votes for Women" sign.
On the verso, the card is addressed to Mr. Frank Leburg Fowler, Indiana, and postmarked April 20, 1915. The message reads:
Dear Bro:-
Well Easter is soon here again. How many eggs are you going to eat? Better watch out or you will get nogen ache. cause you must come over Sun. and get something to rinse your throat with cause it gets dry. See on the reverse side of this card who is going to lay eggs after this. ha ha. Sister Ida.
[Circa 1915]
Postcard : Ah' go lay an Egg. 1910
Anti-suffrage
Father and child
Gender role
Husband and wife
Marriage
Social role
United States--Massachusetts--Haverhill
Part of a series of postcards, this card is labeled Serie No. 67. The illustration shows a family dressed as hens and roosters. The mom is wearing a "Suffragette Votes for Women" sash and a large hat. She is staring at her husband as he yells at her, while her three children are crying at her feet. On the wall is a sign that reads: "Wives meet tonight Votes for women. Women your freedom is in question. Strike mere men. Signing up is commitment."
On the verso, the card is addressed to Miss Ruth Gould 40 Sixth Ave. Haverhill Massachusetts U.S.A. There is no postmark, but the message is dated July, 1914. The message reads:
"Winnipeg Canada Dear Ruth-- Have been in Canada since last May from Sydney U.S. here. Am glad to leave for home U.S.A. Lovingly Jim
C.C. Co.
1910