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In the early 1900’s, women started moving the system, demanding equal rights for women for voting. This was called the Suffragist movement, and the supporters of this were called Suffragettes. The men back in those days were so averse to the idea of women having equal rights, that they started printing out postcards which vehemently discredited Suffragettes.

Professor of women’s and gender studies at the University of Northern Iowa, Catherine H. Palczewski, has collected as many of these as she could, to remind everyone that although the battle hasn’t been won, many hurdles have been conquered.

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Even though women’s rights are so advanced and there are so many women in power today, a look back to difficult times only shows us that we’ve come a long way.

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All images source: Catherine H. Palczewski