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Judith with the Head of Holofernes by Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1530 15th-century aquamanile with Phyllis riding Aristotle [1] Jacopo Amigoni, Jael and Sisera, 1739. The "Power of Women" (German: Weibermacht) is a medieval and Renaissance artistic and literary topos, showing "heroic or wise men dominated by women", presenting "an admonitory and often humorous inversion of the male-dominated ...
Patriotic symbols showed that the values of women voting were part of the United States' "core values." [12] The sunflower as a women's suffrage symbol was adopted during the 1867 campaign in Kansas. [7] The theme of mothers and children or babies depicted alone were often used in women's suffrage art. [13]
Woman-power symbol (clenched fist in Venus sign). Made by myself, based on a character outline in the (PostScript Type 1) "Fnord Hodge-Podge Discordian fonts version 2" by '''toa267''' (declared by him to be Public Domain). For other versions of the bas
Margaret Atwood's handmaid has become a symbol of the subjugation of women. Anchorites were the medieval equivalent: women who were literally bricked up to keep them chaste.
Penguin – used in some states as a symbol of the Libertarian Party; Porcupine – Libertarian Party. Used as a symbol of the Free State Project in New Hampshire and libertarian ideas and movements in general. Raccoon – Whig Party [19] Red rose – Democratic Socialists of America; Red, white and blue cockade – Democratic-Republican Party
Medusa is the most well-known of the three mythological monsters, having been variously portrayed as a monster, a protective symbol, a rallying symbol for liberty, and a sympathetic victim of rape and/or a curse. The Gorgons are best known by their hair of living venomous snakes and ability to turn living creatures to stone.
The combined male-female symbol (⚥) is used to represent androgyne people; when additionally combined with the female (♀) and male (♂) symbols (⚧) it indicates gender inclusivity, [citation needed] though it is also used as a transgender symbol. [17] [18] [better source needed] The male-with-stroke symbol (⚦) is used for transgender ...
Paul Stahr's personified Columbia in an American flag gown and Phrygian cap, from a World War I patriotic poster (c. 1917). Columbia (/ k ə ˈ l ʌ m b i ə /; kə-LUM-bee-ə), also known as Lady Columbia or Miss Columbia, is a female national personification of the United States.