Can’t You Trust Her?

This piece was made on July 30, 1915, by an unknown author. It is a political cartoon that was made in favor of the suffragist movement. In order to understand the cartoon, it is important to know about Women’s Suffrage. Women’s Suffrage was a movement that was...
Official Program: Woman Suffrage Procession

Official Program: Woman Suffrage Procession

This piece is about the Women’s Suffrage Movement. It is a poster for the procession that was occurring on March 3, 1913, in Washington, D.C. This specific poster was created by Benjamin Dale, an English composer. The poster was created as a way to promote the...
Youngest Parader in New York City Suffragist Parade

Youngest Parader in New York City Suffragist Parade

The image before you was taken on May 4th, 1912, at a women’s suffrage parade in New York City. The photo depicts a parade of women marching up 5th Avenue from Washington Square to Carnegie Hall. The parade is one of the two that took place in New York in 1912;...
“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...
Women’s Liberation March

Women’s Liberation March

This digital image file is titled, “Women’s lib[eration] march from Farrugut Sq[uare] to Layfette [i.e., Lafayette] P[ar]k / [WKL].” This image was captured by Warren K. Leffler on August 26, 1970. The black and white photograph pictures, “Women carrying banners...