posters
Subject
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Johns Hopkins University women's suffrage collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0857
Abstract
The Johns Hopkins University women's suffrage collection documents the history of the women's suffrage movement both in the United States and abroad from 1879 to approximately 1970, with the bulk of the material dating from 1900 to 1920. It is an artificially assembled collection of materials selected by the curators of Special Collections.
Dates:
1879-approximately 1970s; Majority of material found within 1900-1920
Found in:
Special Collections
"Some use their heads, others their feet" poster, circa 1913
File — Box 19: [Barcode: 31151034395628], Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
This poster consists of an original hand-drawn cartoon by cartoonist Ray Evans, circa 1913. The top half of the drawing depicts two women from the shoulders up holding up papers which read, "Sound Reasons Why Women Should Vote" and "Equal Suffrage Arguments." The bottom half depicts women's feet marching next to a sign reading, "To Washington." Pencilled above the image is the caption "Some use their heads," with the rest of the caption, "others their feet," pencilled below the rest of the...
Dates:
circa 1913