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• Votes for Women
  Postcard showing a young girl holding up her index finger to a young boy, leaning towards him, his hands are in his pockets. At the top are the words "Votes For Women". The girl is wearing a pink and red checkered dress, a black hat with two red feathers sticking out of the top, black tights, and yellow dress shoes. The boy is wearing blue overalls, a white dress shirt, a blue and white polka-dotted hat, red pants, and a yellow pair of dress shoes. To the left of the girl is the author's signature. Below them is a poem, which says, "For the work of a day, for the taxes we pay, for the laws we obey, we want something to say." The first "F" is red and bolded, the rest of the text is black.
• Woman Suffrage...Give her of the fruit of her hands…
  Visual Description: A women's suffrage poster that depicts a light blue woman clad in drapery as the trunk of a tree whose arms are stretched upward, her fingers turning into the branches of a pear tree. She is standing in front of a classical style building with a reflecting pool in front of it. The image is surrounded by a gold border with the words woman to the left and suffrage to the right of the poster. On the bottom, the accompanying text says, "Give her of the fruit of her hands and let her own words praise her in the gates."
• Womans League Meeting at Roble Hall
  On a light brown colored poster, a lightly painted female knight in grey armor is riding a white horse covered in a blue fleu-de-lis medieval patterned cover and carying a banner that reads “Stanford Chapter of the Collegiate Women Equal Suffrage League”. Also connected to the banner is a small portrait of a Madonna and Child figure. The title, written in large fading lettering at the top of the poster, reads “ WOMENS LEAGUE MEETING AT” and continues at the bottom of the poster “ROBLE HALL SATURDAY AT 2PM SHARP.” The knight’s black hair is lightly gestured with brush strokes and falls out of her helmet. The figure is looking downward at the horse with a serious expression. A small handwritten note at the bottom right margin reads, "Private Property."
• Woman’s Journal for Sale
  Visual Description: A suffrage poster depicts a roughly-sketched woman in grayscale. She wears a long, dark, and buttoned-up overcoat on top of a light-colored turtleneck, decorated with a pendant. On her head she wears a hat adorned with bows and feathers that almost fully covers her hair. She stands with her head and shoulders turned towards us; her left arm is on her hip and her right arm holds out the front page of a newspaper titled “Woman’s Journal” with indistinguishable images and text. A newspaper bag is draped over her shoulder reading “The Woman’s Journal” on the outside. The exposed text on the inside of the bag reads “Votes For Women.” The woman stands behind an elaborate building with bricks and columns, but only parts have been drawn in. Above the woman, bold black text reads “The Woman’s Journal,” and below her, similar black text reads “For Sale Here.” The background is a muted gold color, with a thin black border outlining the entire poster.
• The Right Dishonorable Double-Faced Asquith
  Visual Description: The poster shows British Prime Minister Herbert Aquith, split in the middle, colored green on one side and burgundy on the other. To his right is a woman wearing an apron and bonnet holding a sign that reads "liberty and equality." He shakes a staff at her. To his left, is a man wearing a crown and robes, presumably a member of the House of Lords. He holds up a tri-colored flag reading "Liberty Equality and Fraternity" to the man. Below the figures, uppercase large purple font reads VOTES FOR WOMEN. Below that is purple text criticizing the liberal candidate for refusing to give women the right to vote.
• Suffrage Plays Broad St. Theatre
  An advertisement for suffrage plays put on at the Broad Street Theatre on February 16th, 1911. The show is a matinee and starts at 2:30 pm with tickets being sold at the Plastic Club from 10 am to 1 pm. The performance is directed by Mrs. Otis Skinner and Miss Beatrice Forbes Robertson and with support from the Pennsylvania Limited Suffrage League, Equal Franchise League and the College Equal Suffrage League. The center image is that of a woman draped in fabric from her left shoulder to her feet. She is standing with her right foot forward and her arms out to sides. Her right foot is peaking out from under her drapery with only a small amount of her sandal showing. Her hair is pulled up, possibly into a tricorn hat. The woman is also standing atop a globe and stepping towards the United States. The background features a slightly clouded sky in blue and orange tones with the Liberty Bell just behind the woman’s head and shoulders.
• Votes for Women Wanted Everywhere
  Visual Description: This advertisement shows a young women with a blushed face and pale pink lips, wearing a white dress with pale blue accessories and a green hat strolling through the hills along a path. The background is neatly sketched with light touches of blue and green to match the women and to suggest plants and growth or potentially even lavender. There is a slight shadow as she is gracefully walking, carrying newspapers and waiving one that reads "Votes for Women." She has a slight smile on her face as though she is carrying herself with respect and delicacy. At the top of the poster "Votes for Women" is printed in bold green letters, and "Wanted Everywhere!" at the bottom in bold green letters as well. The number and letter "1D" is printed in green in the upper left hand corner below the text. .
• The Suffragette
  Visual description: An advertisement for a suffragist periodical. The title “THE SUFFRAGETTE” is printed at the top in thick, redwood color, capital letters . A light-skinned woman stands in front of a pale olive-green background and looks up. Her cheeks are pink and her lips light orange; she wears medium double circle hoop earrings. She wears silver knight armor, a helmet and gloves and carries a sword in one hand. On top of her armor is a with cloth with the words "JUSTICE" in green. In her other hand, she is holding a banner with the letters W.S.P.U. On the left corner, redwood and green capital letters read “EDITED BY CHRISTABEL PANKHURST.” On the right near corner, thick redwood number and capital letter “1 D WEEKLY.” On the left corner, the artist’s name, “H.M. Dallas” is signed.
• Mrs. John Bull
  A woman wearing a light blue shirt and white apron dress stands at the edge of a table and holds a spoon in her hand a bowl that reads "Votes for Women." On the table is a big red bowl labeled "Political Help". Around the table are four boys sitting and two boys who are standing and grabbing her arm. The six boys all hold soup bowls in their hand, held out in front of them as an attempt to get served more soup. The boys are all dressed in the same dark blue, long sleeve shirts and light blue shorts. Each boy wears a white cloth around their neck. Each one is labeled with a different political concept. They are trade unions, Primrose League, Liberal Federation, S.D.F. Two other collars are cut off but the labels read I.L.P. and women's liberal association. The boys are all pouting as the women has a displeased look on her face. The text at the top of the poster reads "Mrs. John Bull' Now you greedy boys I shall not give you any more until I have helped myself."
• Equality is Sacred Law
  This poster features a yellow background with a woman's head in profile in blue-gray in the foreground. She wears a winged petasos helmet. Behind her, a gray labrys, or double-sided axe, tops a gray column. At the top the poster reads "VOTES FOR WOMEN" in yellow on a gray border. At the bottom, in Greek typography in yellow, is printed "EQUALITY IS THE SACRED LAW OF HUMANITY."
• Dispossessed
  Visual description: This image depicts a large rooster sitting on top of a nest filled with eggs as the nest rests on a large red block. The red block acts to elevate the large rooster above a smaller hen. This elevation gives the allusion that the rooster is overseeing both the nest and the hen below it. As the color red often represents nobility and superiority and the red block accentuates the appearance that the rooster is larger and more dominant than the smaller hen. The smaller hen looking up at the rooster demonstrates a sense of anger as its beak hangs open, and the hen draws its right talon towards its body in the shape of a fist. The title “U.S Government” resides above the rooster’s head, denoting that the rooster intends to represent U.S Government. At the rooster’s feet rests a sign that states “ Government Demonstration” and “ HOW TO RUN A NEST WITHOUT WASTE” capitalized too, provide emphasis—suggesting that the “U.S Government,” the rooster, is providing a “ Government Demonstration” on managing a nest to the hen.
• Women Need the Vote. Only Those Who Elect Parliament Have Power to Make It Serve Them. (1903).
  This British suffrage poster depicts a woman with short white hair, wearing a long-sleeve ankle-length black dress with a white belt and black boots, sitting on steps outside of a columned arched doorway, her body facing forward. The woman’s shadow outlines her body on the doors. The arch doors are large and heavy and above them are the words, “Political Power.” The woman’s right hand sits on the top step holding her in a sitting position, and her left arm holds a banner that is draped over her lap. The banner reads, ”Womens’ Interests.” Her eyes gaze up towards a sign on the door behind her that says, “Electors Only.” The words, “Crowded Out” are written on the bottom left corner of the poster in black type. The top of the poster, in large red uppercase font, reads "WOMEN NEED THE VOTE." At the bottom of the poster, in red font, is printed "Only those who elect Parliament have power to make it serve them."
• Waiting for a Living Wage
  Visual Description: A woman is pictured at the foot of a black wraith-like figure with the words "starvation" across its chest; it reaches its hand down to her back. The woman's hands and feet are chained to a brick structure. The impoverished woman is shown with her head down and her hands intertwined, meaning she is likely praying for greater pay, to provide for herself and possibly her family. The chains represent the fact that she is unwillingly enslaved and forced to endure such horrible working conditions.
• Occupier of This House
• Women's Suffrage March and Mass Meeting
  (Visual Description) A poster of a woman with red hair dressed in a white dress and knight's armor with a sword on her hip stands atop a fortress wall in front of a red sun. She holds a white flag up in her left hand but it is not waving. She holds a horn in her right hand, calling people’s attention. Above her are the words "WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE MARCH and MASS-MEETING." To the side are the words "SATURDAY JUNE 13th EMBANKMENT 3 o’clock ALBERT HALL 4.30." At the bottom, in a smaller font, are the words "Route: Northumberland Avenue, Cockspur Street, Waterloo Place, Piccadilly, Knightsbridge, Albert Hall. Tickets for the Albert Hall Meeting, from 6d. to 5s. to be obtained National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies, 25, Victoria Street, Westminster." 
• Women's Suffrage Flowers
  Visual Description: A Women's Suffrage Poster titled "Women's Suffrage Flowers" at the top. On the bottom, it says "Uncle Sam: Prune away Prejudice, and those will blossom in November." There is a map of the United States blossoming out of soil and a plant pot. The pot says "Equality" and the soil says "Liberty." Near the pot, there are 3 gardening tools with words on them. There is a watering can that says "Justice;" the hedge shears say "Education" and "Truth." There is a plant rolling tool that says "Logic." The states on the map that include flowers are: Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Kansas, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Illinois. The states on the map that are shaded in black include: North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Connecticut, and Rhode Island. The states that are white with neither shading or flowers include: Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, and Delaware. A figure of Uncle Sam is standing next to the map clipping off pieces of the states near Massachusetts. There is a caterpillar on the northeast part of the map.
• What a Woman May Be
  Visual Description: A suffrage poster, separated into two rows, depicting both men and women carrying out different roles. Each of these are divided into five columns. The top row is titled as “What a Woman may be, and yet not have the Vote” and each of its five columns hold the image of what a woman may be. From left to right, there is a woman “MAYOR” holding a certificate and wearing a robe , a “NURSE” in her uniform, a “MOTHER” caring for two children, a “DOCTOR OR TEACHER” in her cap and gown while holding a book, and a “FACTORY HAND” in uniform holding textiles. Under the first row is the title of the men’s row, “What a Man may have been, & yet not lose the Vote”. Each column of this row contains a drawing of what a man may have been. Again, from left to right, the drawings in each column show a man who is a “CONVICT” in prison clothes, a “LUNATIC” doing an unusual motion, a “Proprietor of white Slaves” sitting on a chair with his legs crossed and wearing a typical colonial outfit, “Unfit for Service” in crutches, and a “DRUNKARD” walking in an unbalanced manner while holding a cane and a glass. In the upper region of each of the ten columns is a badge that holds a specific symbol which represents the role of each person. The colors red, green, light blue, and yellow are used for their garments as well as the badges.Contextual description:This poster was produced by the Suffrage Atelier who made this illustration in a rather simple technique. Even if its use of block painting was a consequence of finite funding, the technique allowed for a straightforward and powerful message.  Women are represented as smart, elevated and informed. The poster exemplifies how women are capable helping to better society, yet they are not trusted with the right to vote. In contrast, men are portrayed by figures which are detrimental for society. Still, a man may carry these roles and not have their right to vote withdrawn.  In comparison to most suffrage posters, women here are placed in a position of having greater esteem than men, therefore seeming ironic. The lack of esteem men are identified with and the fact that they still maintain their voting rights speaks to the advantage men have at the time. As opposed to that, women are at a disadvantage for they could achieve and take part in major roles in society but still lack their right to vote. Moreover, the poster references the advantage the vote would have on women and society.  
• Cushion of Advantages
  Visual description: A light-skinned man and woman are sitting in a carriage with the word “government” carved on the side. The white horse, kicking up dust, is pulling the carriage with horse blinders on. On the bottom of the poster, there is text describing the man and woman’s thoughts: “MAN seated on the CUSHION: ‘How comfortable! How well-arranged!’ WOMAN on the BARE SEAT: ‘How hard! How ill-contrived!’” On the top left corner, the title of the poster, "THE CUSHION OF ADVANTAGES", is written in all capital letters in brown. The man, portrayed on the right, is sitting on a ballot box and a cushion that has "VOTES" written on it. His hands are resting on his thighs while holding reins and a whip, as he smokes a pipe. He is wearing a monocle, top hat, red waistcoat, tan suit jacket, and grey dress pants. He is looking straight forward, content. The woman,, seated below the man, is looking downcast. Her hair is in a braid, resting on her shoulder. She is wearing a cyan cloak with the hood over her head. Underneath the cloak, she is wearing a white dress and cyan shoes. Her left hand is resting on her seat.
• One Of Our Voters
  The title “Votes for Women” is written at the top of the poster in green text. There is a light-skinned woman on the left of the poster wearing a light-colored shirtwaist, long black skirt, long black jacket, and a hat with a floral piece. She is clutching a rolled piece of paper in her front hand. The other hand is extended towards a light-skinned, bearded man on the right of the screen who is dressed in a baggy suit and a hat. He is holding a small pipe and leaning against a wall, away from the woman. The caption reads “One of our voters- What do you wimmin want the vote for? You ain’t fit for it”
• Justice Demands the Vote
  Visual description: The poster depicts a light-skinned woman and Lady Justice standing prominently on a white platform with steps above a crowd of people. In the background, the dark brown United Kingdom’s Parliament building looms against a beige sky. Below the building, there is a blurry crowd rendered in dark brown. One woman’s face is visible to the left of the bottom of Lady Justice’s robe. On the platform, the woman, who is closer to you than Justice, has dark brown hair and is wearing a dark red dress with a dark brown sash tied around her waist. She has low heels. Her head is bowed slightly, and her eyes are closed. She touches her forehead with her left index finger and thumb. In her right hand, she holds a pole bearing a banner on red fabric that reads, “JUSTICE DEMANDS THE VOTE.” Lady Justice stands on the woman’s left. Justice has grey-brown skin and wears a dark brown cloak and a hood that obscures the upper portion of her face. Her left hand is extended and holds a set of metallic, copper-colored scales. Below her outstretched arm are two carved white posts with a bright red cord tying the tops together. The left end of the cord is adorned with a tassel. In front of the platform stand two women, one of whom is holding an infant. The woman on the right is light-skinned and has brown hair. Her dark brown hat is wide-brimmed. Her high-collared blouse is white. Over the blouse, she is wearing an orange top with a U-shaped neckline. The final layer is a brown jacket. She is looking up in interest at the banner bearer. The woman on her left is light-skinned and garbed in a black cloak that hides her hair. She is holding a light-skinned baby in a white dress close to her right side. The left side of the baby’s head is pressed against her cheek. She is looking downward. In the bottom left corner of the poster, there is a small, white rectangular box with black text that reads, “PUBLISHED BY BRIGHTON & HOVE WOMEN’S FRANCHISE SOCIETY & PRINTED BY WEINERS LTD. ACTON. W.”
• Internationaler Frauenstimmrechts- Kongress
  Visual Description: A promotional poster for the International Woman Suffrage Alliance (IWSA) pictures two main subjects, block printed in a dark blue and outlined in cream: Atlas, a Titan in Greek mythology, and a muscular woman, appearing to wear loose drapery, or a chiton. Titan appears to be struggling to bear the world on his back and shoulders and the woman is assisting Atlas to carry the weight. The poster additionally features a deep orange background with text that promotes the seventh annual conference for the International Congress. The main Hungarian headlines on the bottom of the poster directly translate to “International Congress for Woman Suffrage, Budapest, June 15-20, 1913.”
• Votes for Workers
  Visual Description: A light-skinned women sitting at a sewing machine looking down at her work, with the words "VOTES FOR WORKERS" in large, capital text below. She has a look of melancholy as she rests her head on her hand. With the other hand she is working on a piece of fabric with the sewing machine. Her surroundings seem tethered and worn. There is a sheet pinned to the window and cracks in the wall. Her hair is pinned back and she is wearing a plain dark colored dress. She looks to be middle aged or late middle aged. Text is in a light color with a dark background.
• Give Mother the Vote
  At the top of the poster are the words “GIVE MOTHER THE VOTE”, in a large blue font, and below that, it reads “WE NEED IT”. Under the words there's a drawing of four fully visible cartoon-like, light-skinned babies, wearing yellow clothes, marching. It looks like there's another baby in line with them, all the way to the left of the others. The baby on the right side of the line is wearing a bonnet, and the rest are not. There's another baby in front, wearing a bonnet, who is waving a yellow flag that says “VOTES FOR OUR MOTHERS.” Below them are the words “OUR FOOD OUR HEALTH OUR PLAY OUR HOMES OUR SCHOOLS OUR WORK ARE RULED BY MEN’S VOTES.". Then it reads “Isn’t it a funny thing That Father cannot see Why Mother ought to have a vote On how these things should be?" At the very bottom are the words “THINK IT OVER”, in a large blue font. The edges of the beige-colored poster are torn. There's a yellow border (which is the same color as the babies' clothes) within a dark blue border (which is the same color as the text), outlining the poster.
• A Meeting Will Be Held
  A woman in battle armor, with a green skirt on over the leg armor, is depicted blowing into a horn and carrying a large red banner. Her sword is sheathed on her hip. In the top left hand corner are the words in black ink, "A MEETING Will Be Held." Along the bottom of the poster are the statements in black ink, "LAW-ABIDING." and "NO PARTY."
• The Haunted House
  Visual Description: This poster depicts an oversized sheer black silhouette of a woman sitting in the center of the poster, in front of the British House of Parliament. She is bent forward with her chin upon her right hand glaring down toward the left hand corner of the scene. Her other hand is completely white, this is the only part of her depiction that is not black. This hand is grasping a rolled up paper that says “VOTES FOR WOMEN.” The buildings and the background are a hazy grayscale with no color and the sky is full of clouds. In the top right corner, black text reads, "the Haunted House." In the top left corner, the artist's name, David Wilson, is enclosed in a black box. The bottom of the poster reads "By Permission of the Proprietors of the Daily Chronicle."