Woman's Journal And Suffrage News
Date
Credits
- Rosalie Jones Subject
- Inez Milholland Subject
Format
- Newspaper 1225
Type of Work
- Archive 200
Publishers
Media
- paper 1354
Locations Made
- United States 756
- Boston 44
- Massachusetts 7
This particular page from the March 8, 1913 front page of The Woman's Journal and Suffrage News, provides publicly shared documentation of the women’s suffrage movement. The headline, "Parade struggles to victory despite disgraceful scenes," is speaking on the suffrage parade held in Washington, D.C. The periodical also features images of pivotal figures like General Rosalie Jones and Inez Milholland, as well as images of the parade floats and an aerial view of the parade.
Mass mediation, through periodicals like the Woman's Journal, played a crucial role in shaping social identities for women. Visual representations and written content in widely circulated media were powerful tools for influencing public opinion among suffragists. The use of bold typography for headlines and strategic use of imagery, helped draw attention to the significance of the event.
This publication contributed to the construction of gender roles by offering an altering point of view to the most common of women in the early 1900s. It challenged gender stereotypes that placed women soley in the realm of domesticity. This mass mediation was now able to show the portrayal of women in a courageous light.
