The World’s Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893

The World’s Columbian exposition, Chicago, 1893

This piece [1], an illustration created for the book The World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 and published by P.W. Ziegler and co. in 1893, shows a largely obscure yet extremely critical component of one of America’s most pivotal world’s fairs. The...
Women Who Are Playing a Part in the Political Game

Women Who Are Playing a Part in the Political Game

  After gaining the right to vote in 1920, white women were excited about the newly gained responsibilities within the Democratic and Republican party. [1] The New York Tribune article Women Who Are Playing a Part in the Political Game depicts the enthusiasm...
Frances Sargent Osgood Portrait

Frances Sargent Osgood Portrait

Frances Sargent Osgood was a woman with a true talent in poetry. The still portrait “Frances Sargent Osgood”[1] illustrates her uniquely and powerfully. The picture was created by the artist Alonzo Chappel. Chappel was one of the many artists involved in the evolution...
19th Century Soap Advertisement for Women

19th Century Soap Advertisement for Women

The Industrial Revolution was a transformative period spanning the late 18th to the 19th century. It brought about profound economic, technological, and social changes. Mechanized production, urbanization, and the emergence of factories characterized this era, driven...
“All together now! Stop her!”

“All together now! Stop her!”

The fight for women’s suffrage was an ongoing struggle throughout American history and came after many years of effort by many different people. The right to vote did not come easy for American women, and this picture illustrates the continual opposition that women...