Cushion of Advantages
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Title
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Cushion of Advantages
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Description
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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.
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Date
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1903-1926
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Subject
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Women's suffrage, voting
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Format
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17 x 12 inches
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Language
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English
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Source
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Alice Park Posters. Gr-1. Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University.
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Rights
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https://library.harvard.edu/privacy-terms-use-copyright-information#visuals
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Identifier
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A women's suffrage poster of a man and a woman on a carriage, pulled by a horse
