Feminist Collection (page 7)

Women lined up to participate in an election, 1870 (engraving)
SLS251127 Women lined up to participate in an election, 1870 (engraving) by American School, (19th century); Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University; (add.info.: In 1869)

Harriet Hosmer (1830-1908) on ladder with her sculpture of Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858)
SLS249118 Harriet Hosmer (1830-1908) on ladder with her sculpture of Thomas Hart Benton (1782-1858), c.1860 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Schlesinger Library

The athletic woman (colour litho)
3096332 The athletic woman (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The athletic woman. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Frontispiece of La Gallerie des Femmes Fortes (
695065 Frontispiece of La Gallerie des Femmes Fortes ( The Gallery of Strong Women ) by Pierre Le Moyne, published in Paris, 1647 (engraving) by Cortona

Portrait of a Lady thought to be Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) (oil on panel)
CH142264 Portrait of a Lady thought to be Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689-1762) (oil on panel) by Knapton, George (1698-1778); 125.1x100.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Colette (1873-1954) acting in Reve d Egyptienne, 1907 (b / w photo)
CHT163608 Colette (1873-1954) acting in Reve d Egyptienne, 1907 (b/w photo) by Reutlinger Studio (1850-1937); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (oil on canvas)
SAG66173 Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (oil on canvas) by Richardson, Jonathan (1665-1745); 120x92.5 cm; Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust

Caroline Remy ("Severine"), c. 1885 (pastel on paper)
5614650 Caroline Remy (" Severine" ), c.1885 (pastel on paper) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 62.3x50.8 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

Medusa, c. 1854 (marble)
5910674 Medusa, c.1854 (marble) by Hosmer, Harriet Goodhue (1830-1908); 69.2x53.3x24.1 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Medusa, c. 1854 (marble)
5910672 Medusa, c.1854 (marble) by Hosmer, Harriet Goodhue (1830-1908); 69.2x53.3x24.1 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

All-Russian League for Womens Equality. Vote for List No. 7, 1917 (chromolitho)
FIA5403491 All-Russian League for Womens Equality. Vote for List No. 7, 1917 (chromolitho) by Kustodiev, Boris Mikhailovich (1878-1927); 75x52 cm; Private Collection; Photo eFine Art Images; Russian

Portrait of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, 1880-1902 (silver print)
3036326 Portrait of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, 1880-1902 (silver print) by American Photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Portrait of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B)

Mrs fawcett (b / w photo)
815991 Mrs fawcett (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mrs Fawcett, (1847-1929), English suffragist and feminist, Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett

Charcot with his chef de clinique, Babinski and a group of interns
498143 Charcot with his chef de clinique, Babinski and a group of interns and doctors at the SalpetriAre Hospital, Paris, 1885 (b/w photo) by French Photographer

Poster advertising the Womens Building, late 19th-early 20th century (colour litho)
STC420684 Poster advertising the Womens Building, late 19th-early 20th century (colour litho) by Danish School; Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; Danish, out of copyright

The Womens Government during the 1848 Revolution (colour litho)
CHT208446 The Womens Government during the 1848 Revolution (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Theroigne de Mericourt, engraved by Charles Devrits (19th century) 1845 (engraving
CHT345832 Theroigne de Mericourt, engraved by Charles Devrits (19th century) 1845 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Women leaving their husbands to look after children while they go to their club
CHT206243 Women leaving their husbands to look after children while they go to their club, 1848 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Titlepage of Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
XJF294037 Titlepage of Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft, published in 1792 (litho) (b/w photo) by English School

Women Must Vote, poster encouraging women to fight for voting rights
CHT277875 Women Must Vote, poster encouraging women to fight for voting rights, 1914 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque Marguerite Durand, Paris

Caricature depicting the new French army of Saint-Simonian women, c
CHT239584 Caricature depicting the new French army of Saint-Simonian women, c.1832 (litho) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Alice Paul sewing stars on the suffrage flag as other women look on, c. 1920 (b / w photo)
SLS249197 Alice Paul sewing stars on the suffrage flag as other women look on, c.1920 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute

Lucy Stone, c. 1850 (b / w photo)
SLS249174 Lucy Stone, c.1850 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University; (add.info.: Lucy Stone (1818-93)

Harriet Hosmer (1830-1908) with her sculpture Fountain of the Sirens
SLS251141 Harriet Hosmer (1830-1908) with her sculpture Fountain of the Sirens, 1861 (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute

Title page of Mephis by Flora Tristan (1803-44) published in Paris by Ladvocat
CHT163818 Title page of Mephis by Flora Tristan (1803-44) published in Paris by Ladvocat, 1838 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Marguerite Durand, Paris

Revolution of Women, 1848 (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT163605 Revolution of Women, 1848 (litho) (b/w photo) by French School, (19th century); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

Scene from the Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900
STC135722 Scene from the Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) at the Lyric Hammersmith, on 7 July 1930 (b/w photo) by English Photographer

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) (oil on board)
LMG109244 Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) (oil on board) by Fry, Roger Eliot (1866-1934); 54.5x87.5 cm; On Loan to Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery); eLeeds Museums and Galleries; English

Josephine Butler, Early Feminist Campaigner, 1856 (pencil on paper)
5889107 Josephine Butler, Early Feminist Campaigner, 1856 (pencil on paper) by Scott, William Bell (1811-90); 28.6x19.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Medusa, c. 1854 (marble)
5910673 Medusa, c.1854 (marble) by Hosmer, Harriet Goodhue (1830-1908); 69.2x53.3x24.1 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Womens progress in the 19th Century (b / w photo)
6015123 Womens progress in the 19th Century (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Womens progress in the 19th Century)

Portrait of Jeanne Barret (hand-coloured engraving)
GIA4072740 Portrait of Jeanne Barret (hand-coloured engraving) by Dall Acqua, Cristoforo (1734-87); Private Collection; (add.info)

Women! Fight with the communists, vote List 4 - Anonymous1924 (lithograph)
FIA5407013 Women! Fight with the communists, vote List 4 - Anonymous1924 (lithograph) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eFine Art Images; German, out of copyright

Louise Michel, French anarchist, feminist and revolutionary in the Paris commune of 1871 (litho)
5233939 Louise Michel, French anarchist, feminist and revolutionary in the Paris commune of 1871 (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louise Michel (1830-1905)

Autographed letter from Flora Tristan (1803-44) to the French Minister of Justice
CHT163816 Autographed letter from Flora Tristan (1803-44) to the French Minister of Justice, asking for a divorce, 4th February 1839 (pen & ink on paper) (b/w photo) by Tristan

Girl power of the future
Bas Pisa

A modern man
Bego Amare

Germaine Greer Australian feminist author 1971

Germaine Greer Australian feminist author 1971

Sarah Grand (1854 - 1943), Irish feminist writer active and author. Date: 1897

Rose Pastor Stokes, 1909. Creator: Clarence H White
Rose Pastor Stokes, 1909

Fredrika Bremer (1801 - 1865), Swedish writer and feminist reformer

ITS A WOMANS WORLD
A feminist view of our planet - The World, surrounded by Emblematical Females. Date: circa 1800

EMILIE LEHMANN Polish patriot and feminist who besides fighting for the liberty of Poland wrote valuable papers on the emancipation of women. Date: circa 1848

Women trying to vote at New York polling station, 1871
Victoria Woodhull (1838-1927), noted American feminist, with her sister Jennie Claflin, try to vote in the New York election of 1871, but are turned away. Date: 1871

Lady Godiva
The legendary story tells of Lady Godiva, an English noblewoman in the 11th century, who rides naked through the streets of Coventry

Film Director Jill Craigie in her home
Film Director Jill Craigie (1911-1999), English documentary film director, screenwriter and feminist, photographed in her home

Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, Marie Gabrielle Capet and Marie Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond
3468987 Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, Marie Gabrielle Capet and Marie Marguerite Carreaux de Rosemond, 1785 (oil on canvas) by Labille-Guiard

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"Feminist Icons Through Time: From Sartre and Beauvoir to Suffragettes and Beyond" In 1970, Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir made headlines when they were released from a Parisian police station after distributing the banned leftist publication, La cause du Peuple. These intellectual powerhouses not only challenged societal norms but also played a significant role in shaping feminist discourse. Back in 1964, the dynamic duo was captured enjoying lunch at a Paris café. Their partnership extended beyond personal connections as they both contributed immensely to feminist theory. Sartre's existentialism philosophy intertwined with Beauvoir's groundbreaking work on gender inequality laid the foundation for modern feminism. The fight for women's rights has deep historical roots that go back even further than Sartre and Beauvoir. Clara Zetkin's powerful speeches ignited conversations about suffrage, while courageous suffragettes picketed outside the White House in 1917 demanding equality. Even fashion became an avenue of protest as bloomers symbolized defiance against societal expectations imposed on women. Mlle Miropolski faced discrimination when barred from delivering a lecture simply because she wore these unconventional garments. Advertisements like Lydia Pinkham Co. 's 1923 campaign showcased how women were breaking free from traditional roles by embracing their own choices. The ad encouraged ladies to "go the limit" by advocating for their right to smoke freely—a small yet significant step towards liberation. Helen Gurley Brown, American author and magazine editor extraordinaire, shattered glass ceilings through her iconic book "Sex and the Single Girl. " Her unapologetic approach empowered countless women to embrace their sexuality without shame or judgment. Alice Paul founded the National Women's Party—an organization dedicated solely to advancing women's rights—leaving an indelible mark on history. Her unwavering determination led to monumental achievements such as securing voting rights for American women through the Nineteenth Amendment.