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Illustration from the twelfth issue of the Emancipation Pictorial, showing a woman burdened by the weight of male supremacy. It appears to be signed, but I cannot read it. Source 思潮:火葬的研究 [Trendy Thoughts: Research on Cremation]. Emancipation Pictorial (in Chinese) (12): 17. 1921. Date 1921 Author Appears to be signed, but cannot ...
The 1929 "Torches of Freedom" public relations campaign equated smoking in public with female emancipation. Some women had been smoking decades earlier, but usually in private; this 1890s satirical cartoon from Germany illustrates the notion that smoking was considered unfeminine by some in that period.
1857–1888 women's rights, and temperance Anna Elizabeth Dickinson (October 28, 1842 – October 22, 1932) was an American orator and lecturer. An advocate for the abolition of slavery and for women's rights , Dickinson was the first woman to give a political address before the United States Congress .
Chelsea Candelario/PureWow. 2. “I know my worth. I embrace my power. I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story.
Related: From Rosa Parks to Martin Luther King Jr., get your kids inspired with these powerful quotes. 36 Women’s History Month Quotes To Share With Kids “This new sport is comparable to no other.
On a hot summer day in 1963, more than 200,000 demonstrators calling for civil rights joined Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
It was the first anti-slavery society for women, and sometimes referred to as the Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society. Lucy Townsend and Mary Lloyd were the first joint secretaries, while other founding members included Elizabeth Heyrick, Sophia Sturge and Sarah Wedgwood. [2]
In general, women worked from home in order to take care of their families, where alcohol problems were common. [5] Industry and convents, which benefited from free labor, were strong competitors against freelancing women, lowering the value of their work. Sometimes working-class women became prostitutes to support their families. [5] [6]