Votes for Women in the Dim and Speculative Future
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Title
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Votes for Women in the Dim and Speculative Future
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Description
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Visual Description: A woman with masculine features is wearing a dress and standing in a little garden of flowers, with a bird bath behind her. She is carrying a woman’s hat on her arm and appears to have a smile or smirk on her face as she stares at the daisy in her hand. Her clothing and dainty background is symbolic with that of a feminine woman. Wording at the top and bottom of the image indicate that this is what women will look like once given the right to vote.
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Contextual Description: Implies that women will become like men, given the right to vote. With this right that solely belonged to men, the image demonstrates how hard it would be to imagine an enfranchised woman of the future with her femininity intact.
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Date
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1903 - 1926
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Source
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http://id.lib.harvard.edu/images/olvwork602305/catalog
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Rights
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Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institute: This image may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from the Schlesinger Library.
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Identifier
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A male-like woman in female attire representing the future of women.
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Format
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29 x 19 inches
