American Fashion Police 1913
Continuing our Women’s History Month coverage, today we have a several pages from a variety of year 1913 issues of Cartoons Magazine, of male cartoonists’ commentary on women’s fashions. And in particular, on prudish by even 1913 standards, attempts by male politicians to regulate what women could wear, for the reason that “scandalous” dress by […]
Women’s Suffrage: Cartoons Magazine Centennial August-Sept 1913
For Women’s History Month, we have two Cartoons Magazine articles on the Woman’s Suffrage Movement, one each from August 1913 and September 1913. Click on the above & below pages, to make the cartoons & article large enough to read. Doug Wheeler Women’s History
“Votes for the Women”: T.E.Powers’ 1912 “Joys & Glooms”
Women’s History Month continues with the above sequence found in artist T.E. Powers‘ 1912 collection of his continuing comic strip, Joys & Glooms. As evidenced by “Votes for the Women”, Powers was anti-Women’s Suffrage, his comedy touching upon several of the most popular fears & stereotypes of what would happen to men, should women gain […]
Police Women: Cartoons Magazine Centennial September 1913
For Women’s History Month, we present an article on Police Women, found in the September 1913 issue of Cartoons Magazine. Click on the above & below pages, to make the cartoons & article large enough to read. Doug Wheeler Women’s History
Women’s Suffrage: Cartoons Magazine Centennial June-July 1913
For Women’s History Month, we have two Cartoons Magazine articles on the Woman’s Suffrage Movement, one each from June 1913 and July 1913. Click on the above & below pages, to make the cartoons & article large enough to read. Doug Wheeler
Dreams Come True (Part 2)
Closing out this year’s African American History Month postings, we have more extracts from the late 1940s/early 1950s advertising booklet Dreams Come True! (click here to see Part 1). It was published by the Black and White Company (which made beauty products company for African Americans), and illustrated by African American artist George Lee. The […]
The New House That Jack Built, 1865
African American History Month continues, with the 1865 Civil War Anti-Slavery booklet The New House that Jack Built, with verse by L. Whitehead, and cartoon illustrations by Henry Louis Stephens. I was planning to scan my copy, but then I found that the complete book is already online. So, I merely scanned my cover plus […]
Dreams Come True (Part 1)
Next in our African American History Month postings, we have the late 1940s/early 1950s advertising booklet Dreams Come True!, illustrated by African American artist George Lee. Primarily targeted towards African American women, the booklet promotes various beauty products from the Black & White Company of Memphis, Tennessee, and New York City, NY. These products, such […]
Adventures of Johnny Newcome, 1812
Next for African American History Month, we have both parts of “The Adventures of Johnny Newcome”, by cartoonist William Elmes. Published in 1812, they involve an idealized (from the white perspective) depiction of the life of a British slave & plantation owner in the West Indies. Note how happily the slave receives his flogging in […]
1890s Vinegar Valentines & Photo-Funnies: Everything Comes to Her Who Waits
In time for the Day of Love, we have (above) a set of small late 19th century Vinegar Valentines, and (below), “Everything Comes to Her Who Waits”, extracted from the same April 27th, 1895 issue of The Standard, from which we’ve posted previously. Click on the above & below pictures, to view the pictures in […]
