Uncle Sam Suffragee satirical postcard, 1909

Title

Uncle Sam Suffragee satirical postcard, 1909

Creator

Unknown

Date

1909

Description

Satirical suffrage postcards were popular at the turn of the 20th century. This postcard depicts Uncle Sam as an angry-looking woman wearing a combination of male and female attire. It plays into stereotypes that suffragists were unhappy, masculine-looking women who wanted to usurp men’s place in society.

Type

Postcards

Language

English

Format

image/jpg

Rights

The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/

Genre

Picture postcards

Location

Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Form

electronic

Citation

Unknown, “Uncle Sam Suffragee satirical postcard, 1909,” RBSCP Exhibits, accessed November 23, 2024, https://rbscpexhibits.lib.rochester.edu/items/show/5641.

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