Name/TitlePostcard: The Suffragette. Secretaryess of Treasury
About this objectWalter Wellman No. 4005: Captioned "THE SUFFRAGETTE. SECRETARYESS OF TREASURY ~ "HONEST GRAFT." and depicting a doll-like woman wearing a nightdress and an extremely satisfied smile as she reaches into the pocket of a pair of trousers to produce a bill. Behind her, in bed, a gentleman looks on in dismay, his speech bubble reading 'I WANT MY [underlined] RIGHTS.'
MakerWalter Wellman
Maker RolePublisher
Date Made1909
Period1900s
Place MadeUSA
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, card
Inscription and MarksOn back, in pencil: "46 5 [? $/S/B" and "52[?]"
No correspondence, address or stamp/postmark
MeasurementsH: 140 x W: 90 mm
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Subject and Association KeywordsPostcards - political
Subject and Association KeywordsSuffragettes
Subject and Association DescriptionWalter Wellman's The Suffragette Series was produced in 1909, comprising sixteen cards featuring women acting in traditionally male roles. More information can be found here: https://thesuffragepostcardproject.omeka.net/collections/show/17
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypePostcard
Object numberGWL-2010-65
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved