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"Unveiling the Shadows: A Reflection on Sexist Depictions through Time" From a Doncella cigar advertisement in 1965 to a cheeky American military postcard

Background imageSexist Collection: Four year olds, Angus Wood and Danielle Colls dressed as cowboy and nurse

Four year olds, Angus Wood and Danielle Colls dressed as cowboy and nurse. Action man and Sindy doll are to be banned from Council run play areas

Background imageSexist Collection: Au revoir, Ophélia!.. 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier

Au revoir, Ophélia!.. 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Au revoir, Ophelia!.. 1844. Au revoir, Ophelia!...ne manquez pas de venir mardi soir...c'est une reunion litteraire en petit comite...nous lirons des elegies et nous ferons du bischoff!'

Background imageSexist Collection: Comment! encore une caricature sur nous.. 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier

Comment! encore une caricature sur nous.. 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Comment! encore une caricature sur nous.. 1844. Comment! encore une caricature sur nous, ce matin, dans le Charivari!...ah! jour de ma vie! J'espere bien que cette fois c'est la derniere

Background imageSexist Collection: Nos comptes sont faciles a établir.. 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier

Nos comptes sont faciles a établir.. 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Nos comptes sont faciles a etablir.. 1844. Nos comptes sont faciles a etablir...vous m'avez confie mille exemplaires de votre recueil poetique intitule "soupirs de mon ame..." vingt

Background imageSexist Collection: Depuis que Virginie a obtenu le septième accessit.. 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier

Depuis que Virginie a obtenu le septième accessit.. 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Depuis que Virginie a obtenu le septieme accessit.. 1844. Depuis que Virginie a obtenu la septieme accessit de poesie a l'Academie francaise il faut que ce soit moi...moi capitaine de la garde

Background imageSexist Collection: Le Bas-bleu déclamant sa pièce, 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier

Le Bas-bleu déclamant sa pièce, 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Bas-bleu declamant sa piece, 1844. Acte sixieme, premier tableau...le theatre represente un tigre endormi dans le desert...Rosalba s'avance en se trainant avec peine et en trainant avec plus

Background imageSexist Collection: Adieu, ma chère Flora...ne manquez pas.. 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier

Adieu, ma chère Flora...ne manquez pas.. 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Adieu, ma chere Flora...ne manquez pas.. 1844. Adieu, ma chere Flora, ne manquez pas d'adresser au bureau du journal deux exemplaires de vos bulles de savon et je ferai mousser cela dans mon

Background imageSexist Collection: Dis donc...mon mari...j'ai bien envie d'appeler mon drame.. 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier

Dis donc...mon mari...j'ai bien envie d'appeler mon drame.. 1844. Creator: Honore Daumier
Dis donc...mon mari...j'ai bien envie d'appeler mon drame.. 1844. Dis donc...mon mari...j'ai bien envie d'appeler mon drame Arthur et d'intituler mon enfant Oscar

Background imageSexist Collection: There is a divinity which shapes our ends (colour litho)

There is a divinity which shapes our ends (colour litho)
3642791 There is a divinity which shapes our ends (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: There is a divinity which shapes our ends)

Background imageSexist Collection: He tried to kiss me the brute (colour litho)

He tried to kiss me the brute (colour litho)
3643470 He tried to kiss me the brute (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: He tried to kiss me the brute)

Background imageSexist Collection: We are working under great pressure at the office (b / w photo)

We are working under great pressure at the office (b / w photo)
3643262 We are working under great pressure at the office (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: We are working under great pressure at the office)

Background imageSexist Collection: Man smacking girl on the bottom (colour litho)

Man smacking girl on the bottom (colour litho)
3643433 Man smacking girl on the bottom (colour litho) by Sager, Xavier (1870-1930); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man smacking girl on the bottom)

Background imageSexist Collection: 'Do you execute your own designs?'(engraving)

"Do you execute your own designs?"(engraving)
7193771 " Do you execute your own designs?" (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: " Do you execute your own designs)

Background imageSexist Collection: Sunlight Soap, advertisement (chromolitho)

Sunlight Soap, advertisement (chromolitho)
7153643 Sunlight Soap, advertisement (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sunlight Soap)

Background imageSexist Collection: Bootjack, c. 1937. Creator: Gordon Saltar

Bootjack, c. 1937. Creator: Gordon Saltar
Bootjack, c. 1937

Background imageSexist Collection: Amusements for the Sea-side (verso) (Punch, or the London Char... 1873. Creator: Unknown

Amusements for the Sea-side (verso) (Punch, or the London Char... 1873. Creator: Unknown
Amusements for the Sea-side (verso) (Punch, or the London Charivari, September 20, 1873, pp. 113-14), 1873. " Hullo, Charley! Nothing the matter, I hope

Background imageSexist Collection: A Peaceful Art, 1888 (oil on canvas)

A Peaceful Art, 1888 (oil on canvas)
CH441598 A Peaceful Art, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Lorimer, John Henry (1856-1936); 127x102 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Scottish, out of copyright

Background imageSexist Collection: The barmaids day out (colour litho)

The barmaids day out (colour litho)
5996019 The barmaids day out (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The barmaids day out. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageSexist Collection: Saucy seaside bathing scene (colour litho)

Saucy seaside bathing scene (colour litho)
5995947 Saucy seaside bathing scene (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Saucy seaside bathing scene. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageSexist Collection: Woman in a bathing costume: saucy seaside postcard (chromolitho)

Woman in a bathing costume: saucy seaside postcard (chromolitho)
5995957 Woman in a bathing costume: saucy seaside postcard (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman in a bathing costume: saucy seaside postcard)

Background imageSexist Collection: The Old and the New, advertisement for the Womans Friend

The Old and the New, advertisement for the Womans Friend
PNP382192 The Old and the New, advertisement for the Womans Friend Steam Washer, 1873 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Engraved by W)

Background imageSexist Collection: The Descent from the Summit: Jean Martin Steadies Helene, the Bankers Daughter

The Descent from the Summit: Jean Martin Steadies Helene, the Bankers Daughter
2972697 The Descent from the Summit: Jean Martin Steadies HelAne, the Bankers Daughter, 1881 (black chalk on cream laid paper (discolored to tan)) by Renoir

Background imageSexist Collection: Jolly fine girls here (b / w photo)

Jolly fine girls here (b / w photo)
3643195 Jolly fine girls here (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jolly fine girls here. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageSexist Collection: The Wife of the Period - Suffer No Little Children to Come Unto Me, 1869 (wood engraving)

The Wife of the Period - Suffer No Little Children to Come Unto Me, 1869 (wood engraving)
1078675 The Wife of the Period - Suffer No Little Children to Come Unto Me, 1869 (wood engraving) by Nast, Thomas (1840-1902); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Background imageSexist Collection: What I would do if I had the cash (colour litho)

What I would do if I had the cash (colour litho)
3642885 What I would do if I had the cash (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: What I would do if I had the cash)

Background imageSexist Collection: St Simeon Stylites, late C19th (engraving)

St Simeon Stylites, late C19th (engraving)
498511 St Simeon Stylites, late C19th (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Saint Simeon Stylites (c)

Background imageSexist Collection: A mans dream of drink and women (chromolitho)

A mans dream of drink and women (chromolitho)
5996026 A mans dream of drink and women (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A mans dream of drink and women)

Background imageSexist Collection: Won t talk back (colour litho)

Won t talk back (colour litho)
3642948 Won t talk back (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Won t talk back. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageSexist Collection: Going Through the Form of Universal Suffrage, 1871 (wood engraving)

Going Through the Form of Universal Suffrage, 1871 (wood engraving)
1078637 Going Through the Form of Universal Suffrage, 1871 (wood engraving) by Nast, Thomas (1840-1902); Collection of the New-York Historical Society, USA; (add.info.: Published in Harpers Weekly)

Background imageSexist Collection: A Wife Serving Coffee and Sandwiches to Her Card-Playing Husband and His Friends

A Wife Serving Coffee and Sandwiches to Her Card-Playing Husband and His Friends
2630027 A Wife Serving Coffee and Sandwiches to Her Card-Playing Husband and His Friends, 1946 (screen print) by American School, (20th century); Private Collection; Photo eGraphicaArtis; American

Background imageSexist Collection: The Rights of Women, or the Effects of Female Enfranchisement, pub

The Rights of Women, or the Effects of Female Enfranchisement, pub
2491382 The Rights of Women, or the Effects of Female Enfranchisement, pub. 1853 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English

Background imageSexist Collection: The Plague of Women (colour litho)

The Plague of Women (colour litho)
964629 The Plague of Women (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Plague of Women. From Truth, 25 December 1900.); © Look and Learn

Background imageSexist Collection: Womens Pavilion, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 (albumen print)

Womens Pavilion, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 (albumen print)
3709906 Womens Pavilion, Centennial Exhibition, Philadelphia, 1876 (albumen print) by Centennial Photographic Co. (fl.1876); Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info)

Background imageSexist Collection: Fine Display of Ladies Bags (colour litho)

Fine Display of Ladies Bags (colour litho)
3642833 Fine Display of Ladies Bags (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fine Display of Ladies Bags. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageSexist Collection: Man doing the washing up and wishing he had a woman to do it for him (colour litho)

Man doing the washing up and wishing he had a woman to do it for him (colour litho)
5995998 Man doing the washing up and wishing he had a woman to do it for him (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSexist Collection: Man and woman carrying a large stick of rock at the seaside (colour litho)

Man and woman carrying a large stick of rock at the seaside (colour litho)
5995961 Man and woman carrying a large stick of rock at the seaside (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageSexist Collection: The behaviours of the modern woman

The behaviours of the modern woman
5307954 The behaviours of the modern woman. by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); (add.info.: Cartoon commenting on the behaviours of the modern woman)

Background imageSexist Collection: Female model in cockpit of Cooper F5000 at 1969 Racing Car show. Creator: Unknown

Female model in cockpit of Cooper F5000 at 1969 Racing Car show. Creator: Unknown
Female model in cockpit of Cooper F5000 at 1969 Racing Car show

Background imageSexist Collection: Passengers relax on board a Red Star liner, 1907. Creator: Unknown

Passengers relax on board a Red Star liner, 1907. Creator: Unknown
Passengers relax on board a Red Star liner, 1907. Men play chess and read the ship newspaper in the Smoking Lounge of an ocean liner on a transatlantic crossing

Background imageSexist Collection: Advertisement for Frigidaire fridges, 1936. Creator: Unknown

Advertisement for Frigidaire fridges, 1936. Creator: Unknown
Advertisement for Frigidaire fridges, 1936. Magazine advertisement by The Cooling Equipment Company Limited in Lahore, India, promoting fridges as the ideal Christmas present for your wife

Background imageSexist Collection: Stick seller, Cries of London, 1760. Artist: Paul Sandby

Stick seller, Cries of London, 1760. Artist: Paul Sandby
Stick seller, 1760. A ragged stick seller and two background views; to the left a woman is holding a stick over her kneeling husband and twisting his nose

Background imageSexist Collection: Selling a wife, Smithfield Market, London, 1816

Selling a wife, Smithfield Market, London, 1816
Selling a wife, London, 1816; a scene at Smithfield Market with a man leading a woman on a rope in the centre, surrounded by figures, cattle and dogs

Background imageSexist Collection: A wife being sold at Smithfield Market, London, 1816

A wife being sold at Smithfield Market, London, 1816. A woman stands with a rope round her neck, like an animal; Smithfield is a cattle market. A man - presumably her husband - holds the rope

Background imageSexist Collection: Wife being sold at Smithfield Market, London, c1820

Wife being sold at Smithfield Market, London, c1820. A rowdy scene at Smithfield cattle market with the wife for sale tied by a rope around her waist to a rail in the centre

Background imageSexist Collection: Wife being sold at Smithfield Market, London. 1797

Wife being sold at Smithfield Market, London. 1797. Text below



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"Unveiling the Shadows: A Reflection on Sexist Depictions through Time" From a Doncella cigar advertisement in 1965 to a cheeky American military postcard, sexist hints have permeated various aspects of our history. These glimpses into the past serve as reminders of how far we've come and how much further we still need to go. In 1969, at a Racing Car show, an unknown creator captured a female model climbing into a Cooper F5000. This image symbolizes the struggle women faced in breaking gender barriers within male-dominated industries. Similarly, at the 1976 Motor Show in Earls Court, another unidentified creator showcased a female model donning nothing but a bikini. This portrayal objectifies women and highlights society's tendency to reduce them to mere objects for visual pleasure. However, these instances are not isolated incidents; they echo throughout history. In William Hogarth's "The Man with the Load of Mischief, " an 18th-century woodcut from 1943, we witness societal norms that perpetuated sexism during those times. Even during World War I, where unity was crucial for survival, cartoons on postcards circulated depicting sexist stereotypes. Such depictions reinforced gender roles and undermined women's contributions to society. Yet amidst these troubling portrayals emerge moments of innocence and hope. The image of four-year-olds Angus Wood and Danielle Colls dressed as cowboy and nurse reminds us that children are born free from prejudice – it is society that molds their perceptions over time. On the other hand, there are disturbing representations like incest between nephew and niece depicted in woodcuts or phrases such as "He tried to kiss me the brute. " These examples underscore how deeply ingrained patriarchal power dynamics were even within family structures. Nevertheless, there is progress being made. A color lithograph titled "There is divinity which shapes our ends" suggests that destiny does not discriminate based on gender.