suffragette kat, kaart

A vintage tinted fotograph of a cat dressed as a participant in the Women's Suffrage movement in the United States during the early 1900s which resulted in the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920 giving women equal rights to vote. The cat wears a button saying "Votes for Women" and holds a sign saying "We Demand the Vote". A caption under the foto says, "An Advokate for Women's Rights". American Fotographer Harry Whittier Frees (1879-1953) was famous for dressing animals in clothing and posing them in human situation then fotographing them. Some of his foto's had captions, but most did not. This card is blank inside for your own message.