Title
Postcard : The Suffragette. [Circa 1913-1915]
Description
Postcard with a Valentine's Day theme, also known as a "penny dreadful," created to ridicule the suffrage movement
Woman wearing a sash with the word "Suffragette" and holding up a "Suffragette" pennant with one hand while she firmly squashes with the other a little Cupid, whose bow and arrow fly out of his hands. She is standing on a heart.
Woman wearing a sash with the word "Suffragette" and holding up a "Suffragette" pennant with one hand while she firmly squashes with the other a little Cupid, whose bow and arrow fly out of his hands. She is standing on a heart.
Date
[Circa 1913-1915]
Subject
Children in advertising
Cupids (Art)
Satire
Valentine's Day
Cupids (Art)
Satire
Valentine's Day
Publisher
Made in the United States of America
Format
1 p.
Language
English
Identifier
DOCU.1000.34
Text
You may think it fun, poor Cupid to snub,
With the hand of a Suffragette,
But he’s cunning and smart, aye, there’s the rub
Revenge is the trap he will set.
With the hand of a Suffragette,
But he’s cunning and smart, aye, there’s the rub
Revenge is the trap he will set.
Original Format
Fliers (printed matter)
Physical Dimensions
27 x 18.5 cm.
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