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Henry Mayer, The Awakening
Illustration shows a torch-bearing female labeled "Votes for Women", symbolizing the awakening of the nation's women to the desire for suffrage, striding across the western states, where women already had the right to vote, toward the east where…
Election Day!
Print showing a woman leaving the house to vote on election day while her distraught husband is left behind to tend to the children and house by himself. A plate has been broken, both children are crying and even the cat is in a panic. Hanging in a…
Men looking at material posted in the window of the National Anti-Suffrage Association headquarters
Photograph shows men looking at material posted in the window of the National Anti-Suffrage Association headquarters; sign in window reads "Headquarters National Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage".
Women are too sentimental for jury duty
Illustration shows a jury of men crying as they present a "Not Guilty" verdict; standing before the jury, a man, also crying, embraces a woman.
A squelcher for women's suffrage
Print shows a woman being denied the opportunity to vote because she is wearing a dress and a hat that are too wide for the narrow booths labeled "Ballots Must Be Prepared In These Booths" where the ballots are marked. A policeman is standing on the…
Students, all women, participating in a science and astronomy class at the Bryn Mawr Summer School for Women Workers in Industry. They are looking at posters, exhibits, and performing an experiment with a male instructor.
Inscription: Verso: [stamped with photographer's name and address] [See individual photos for additional captions.], Inscription: Recto: [scratched in negative:] 6[obscured by ink]; Caption: This is typical of the exhibits in this strange museum.…
Two pages from The Beacon displaying portraits of teachers at Chelsea High School.
Inscription: Recto: 1921 THE BEACON [See individual photos for additional captions.], Inscription: Recto: [p.] 7 [left to right:] Helen M. Biscoe, English; Freda J. Belcher, Science; Marion J. Breath, History; Josephine R. Burke, Spanish; Margaret A.…