Equality Collection (#33)

Making Table Forks 1926
Women making table forks at the Souete Generale de Coutellerie, France

Elegant Shooting Lady
A bird of prey sets out knowing that she is immaculately dressed for the part

Equality / New Woman
A new woman driving her car

Sorbonne Physics Girls
Lectures in Physics for girls at the Sorbonne, Paris

Traditional female accomplishments
Three young women demonstrating traditional female accomplishments -- reading, embroidery, and playing the piano

Cigarette smoking woman gets into a compartment
A cigarette-smoking woman (a New Woman) joins a cigar smoker and a pipe smoker in a smoking compartment of a railway train. For some reason the men are shocked

Satire on gender equality
Equality At Last! A satirical cartoon, showing how women have at last achieved equality, based on the way the man and woman on the left are dressed

Mexican Womens Army 1913
Mexican women fight in dresses in the rebel army

Aristocrat and Beggars
The aristocratic peacock turns up his beak when importuned by beggarly rats

Women in Parliament
This is the House that man built - but oh, what a wonderful change inside - the women as well as the men preside !

Equality / Blue Stocking
Valentines day at Girton: satire on the thinking woman

Equality / Eve and Adam
Eve Adamised

New Woman / Equality
The New Woman

Doctor Syntax meets a blue stocking beauty
Dr Syntax meets with a blue-stocking beauty

Equality / Lady in Train
An emancipated lady in a train from a male point of view

Blue Stocking / 1881
An Italian blue-stocking

New Woman / Satire
The New Woman in her various forms

THREE NEW WOMEN
Three emancipated women of post-WW1 Germany

Women / War / Amazon
An Amazon on horseback

Womens hurdles at Monte Carlo
The annual womens athletics meeting at Monte Carlo -- a hurdle race, with a French contestant in the lead

Female tramway car conductor, USA
A female tramway car conductor in a western American city. A man, in a hurry to get on board, looks rather shocked to see her

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"Champions of Equality: A Journey Through History" In the midst of the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, American runners Tommie Smith and John Carlos took a stand that would reverberate through time. As they stood on the podium to receive their medals, they raised their fists in a powerful Black Power salute, demanding equality for all. Australian Peter Norman joined them by wearing an OPHR badge, showcasing solidarity across borders. Looking back further into history, we witness another pivotal moment for equality. In 1921, women barristers broke barriers as they entered the legal profession for the first time. Their determination paved the way for future generations to fight against gender discrimination. However, progress towards equality has not always been met with open arms. The haunting image of a police dog attacking a young black man during the Youth Mass Demonstration in Birmingham serves as a stark reminder of systemic racism that still plagues society today. The suffragette movement fought tirelessly for equal rights and representation. On May 21st, 1906, suffragettes took to the streets in protest, demanding voting rights and challenging societal norms head-on. Breaking stereotypes and shattering glass ceilings became evident when seven women police officers formed a netball team - showcasing strength both on and off duty. During World War I, four early women police officers donned uniforms and stepped into roles traditionally reserved for men - proving that gender should never be an obstacle to pursuing one's dreams. Throughout history, various movements have emerged advocating for women's rights; one such movement was Bloomerism. Women who dared to challenge societal expectations by wearing bloomers faced backlash but remained undeterred in their pursuit of freedom from restrictive clothing norms. The call for equality extends beyond gender disparities alone; it encompasses socioeconomic structures as well. French socialist posters boldly proclaimed "The Future Lies in Socialism, " emphasizing how true they are only be achieved through dismantling oppressive systems.