Name/TitlePostcard: "A perfect woman, nobly, planned"
About this objectCaptioned "A perfect woman, nobly planned, To warn, to comfort & command" and depicting a woman, unflatteringly drawn with goggle-eyes, protruberant front teeth and a generally hysterical expression, with her arms upraised, a flag in her right hand reading 'I WANT A VOTE'. In the background, a sign on the wall, black capitals on a read background, reads 'GIVE ME A VOTE AND SEE WHAT I'LL DO!'
MakerJ. Miles & Co Ltd
Maker RolePublisher and Printer
Period1910s
Place MadeEngland, London
Place Notes68-70 Wardour Street, W.
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksOn front, right edge, in pen: small sketch of face and outstretched hand
On back, top left, in pencil: "1067"
Correspondence: "Dear B. Just a line to let you know we have not forgotten you, hope Nellie is better, shall be glad of a line to hear how she is, don't know when we shall be able to get over again, have visitors booked up for some weeks now. Hope all the rest of your [? increased] family are well, love to all, J.C."
Addressee: Mrs Raven, 66 Maryon Rd, Old Charlton, Kent.
No stamp but postmarked London NW, 2:30 PM, 13 August [? 1913]
MeasurementsH: 137 x W: 87 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - gender stereotypes
Subject and Association KeywordsSexism
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2010-64
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved