Thursday, 6 October 2011

Sepia Saturday 95

I'm sticking to the obvious this week because I like the clothing styles and I was once an activist - it also saves brain power. Alan's image has rather well-dressed dour (or is it sour) faced women demonstrating for social rights, which presumably included suffrage.

It appears to have been an international phenomenon from the late 19th. century through the first two or three decades of the 20th.  Alan started with Continental Women and so shall we.



With French Style


British Stiff Upper
(...the Valley of Never ??? - anyone know?)                         

Where Europe Marched; America Rode for the most part

 White Women March

 Segregated Suffragettes
And the men!!

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11 comments:

  1. Anonymous7 October 2011 at 00:14

    The girl on the horse is well dressed. The last photo is funny, I didn't know those headquarters existed as well.

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  2. Brett Payne7 October 2011 at 02:21

    An eclectic of images. It's going to be an interesting journey to see everyone's take on the theme this week. By the way your link on Alan's Sepia Saturday linky widget isn't correct.

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  3. Alan Burnett7 October 2011 at 10:41

    A wonderful set of images - but I especially like the last one which for all the world seems to show a group of gents lined up in a gents toilet. (By the way Mike, if you put a revised link up I will get rid of the first one)

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  4. Postcardy7 October 2011 at 12:43

    A nice collection of images. My favorite is the march with the baby in the center.

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  5. Bob Scotney7 October 2011 at 14:13

    Interesting set of images but the last one is the best.

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  6. Anonymous8 October 2011 at 00:12

    Ah looks like we both used the same image with the baby. :-) I also like the last one for its irony.

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  7. Sheila @ A Postcard a Day8 October 2011 at 15:50

    Over the pass of by-and-by
    You go to the Valley of Never.

    I love it!

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  8. Liz Stratton8 October 2011 at 18:22

    Had I seen your post first, I would have omitted the Official Procession from my post. It didn't entirely fit but I couldn't resist it because it so closely matched the theme photo in character.

    Interesting set of images - I love the photos from all around the world. It must have been an interesting time.

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  9. Mike Brubaker8 October 2011 at 20:30

    Somehow the images describe better than words the immense effort it took to achieve each level of social justice. Photos of the recent struggles in the Middle East will likewise one day become iconic images.

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  10. Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy9 October 2011 at 16:19

    What a wonderful collection you have given us! Thank you.

    Kathy M.

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  11. tony14 October 2011 at 21:10

    Its Something I've Never Thought About Before.But did Women in The States Have Segregated Marches?And,If They Did,How Ironic!

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