What shall she do with it? [young woman, half lgth., holding official ballot] – Historic Reproduction
![What shall she do with it? [young woman, half lgth., holding official ballot], 1920 — historic print](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/3b/3b1b009a4bf5-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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This rare historic print captures What shall she do with it? [young woman, half lgth., holding official ballot] in remarkable detail. An authentic image from the Library of Congress, it carries the weight of the real historical record.
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What shall she do with it? [young woman, half lgth., holding official ballot]
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The question in the title, "What shall she do with it?", is the point of this cover: a young woman holds an official ballot, and the painting asks what she will do with the new right it represents. James Montgomery Flagg, best known for his Uncle Sam recruiting poster, painted it for the cover of *Leslie's Illustrated Weekly* in August 1920, as women's suffrage was nearing final ratification. The 19th Amendment was certified later that month, and the cover captures the national mood of anticipation before women could vote in a presidential election across the country. The color halftone reproduction let a mass-circulation magazine carry the painting's bright palette to a wide readership.
| Created / published | 1920 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 photomechanical print : halftone, color. |
| Notes | Title and other information transcribed from caption card. Color halftone reproduction of painting by James Montgomery Flagg. Illus. in: Leslie's illustrated weekly newspaper, vol. 131, no. 3380 (1920 Aug. 7), p. 141 (cover). |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,099 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-173045 |
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