Name/TitlePostcard: Womens Rights
About this objectPostcard featuring the image of a stern-looking woman standing in the central aisle of a bus/train/tram/underground carriage, surrounded by men hiding behind broadsheet newspapers, with the caption 'Womens Rights' below.
Date Madec.1900-1918
Period1900s-1910s
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksOn front, across bottom of image, in pencil:
The Gibson Girl ~ [illegible]
On back, in blue ink:
Addressee: Miss A Patrick, Fountain House, Cranswick nr Driffield
No stamp or postmark (stamp my have been removed)
MeasurementsH: 85 x W: 135 mm
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's suffrage, right to vote
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - political
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibson_Girl:
The Gibson Girl was the personification of the feminine ideal of physical attractiveness as portrayed by the pen-and-ink illustrations of artist Charles Dana Gibson during a 20-year period that spanned the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States. The artist saw his creation as representing the composite of "thousands of American girls" [continues].
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2024-77-4
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved