Name/TitlePostcard: The New Woman
About this objectLiving Picture Series No 272: black & white photograph of a man doing the laundry with two small children playing with toys at his feet, while a woman wheeling a bicycle prepares to leave the room. Captioned 'The New Woman. ~ HAVE DINNER READY AT ONE O'CLOCK, JOHN!'
MakerLiving Picture Post Card Co
Maker RolePublisher
Period1900s
Place MadeEngland, Leicester
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksCorrespondence [at right angles, in black ink]: "I don't know quite what to say about 6 pm but I think this is very good, it looks alright but the poor man looks as though he got enough to do with 2 kiddies wash tub & the girl in blxxxxs. is that what you'll do (anyhow dear, never mind about what [underlined] but stick to 6 pm this evening [yes?] [??] & Jack"
Addressee: Miss [A.L.J.?] England, Bart. Farm House, Andover Road, Newbury, Berks.
Halfpenny stamp postmarked Newbury 8 PM July 4 1908
MeasurementsH: 141 x W: 89 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - gender stereotypes
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's work & labour
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2022-26-47
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved