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The Cincinnati Enquirer, Ohio, February 18, 1913 “Girls must not chew gum in public, wear large hats, be flippant, play bridge nor attend suffrage meetings. They must have good domestic educations, be able to sing, play the piano and must have worked...   High-res

The Cincinnati Enquirer, Ohio, February 18, 1913

“Girls must not chew gum in public, wear large hats, be flippant, play bridge nor attend suffrage meetings. They must have good domestic educations, be able to sing, play the piano and must have worked long enough to know the value of a dollar.”

The Times, Shreveport, Louisiana, August 16, 1891 Some men talk to a woman very much as they might talk to the wonderful automaton around at the museum when it plays a game of chess. “Why, bless my soul, it really seems to be thinking! What evident...   High-res

The Times, Shreveport, Louisiana, August 16, 1891

Some men talk to a woman very much as they might talk to the wonderful automaton around at the museum when it plays a game of chess. “Why, bless my soul, it really seems to be thinking! What evident faculty of mental independence! It almost appears to possess the power of coherent thought!”

Hasten the day, dear Lord, when she shall be regarded as something wiser and nobler than an automaton, less perishable than a confection, more comforting and peace producing than a firearm, a veritable comrade for man at his best..

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1896 She may win the rights she’s after, she may make us don her dress, An’ ignore our lusty kickin’ an’ our rantings of distress; An’ although we swear an’ mutter, the result is always this...   High-res

The Philadelphia Inquirer, Pennsylvania, April 19, 1896

She may win the rights she’s after,
she may make us don her dress,
An’ ignore our lusty kickin’ an’ our rantings of distress;
An’ although we swear an’ mutter, the result is always this -
Ruther’n we should do without her 
We
Will
Take
Her
As
She 
Is!

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri, November 15, 1896 The evidence again lifts the veil from certain features of social life in Great Britain and reveals the mode of life of some of the so-called “fast set” of the aristocracy. The wife, it was shown,...   High-res

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Missouri, November 15, 1896

The evidence again lifts the veil from certain features of social life in Great Britain and reveals the mode of life of some of the so-called “fast set” of the aristocracy. The wife, it was shown, upon occasions, came down to dinner in red satin “knickers,” otherwise “bloomers,” and her husband’s smoking jacket, and frequently called her better half a “d–n fool.”