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The growing field of woman's work. A short look ahead – Antique Wall Art

The growing field of woman's work. A short look ahead, 1891 — antique lithograph
The growing field of woman's work. A short look ahead, 1891. Antique lithograph from the Family Life collection.

(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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Step back in time with The growing field of woman's work. A short look ahead, an antique lithograph rich in period detail. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.

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Published in the March 4, 1891, issue of *Puck* (page 32), this color lithograph by Frederick Opper takes a satirical look at women's growing place in paid work. *Puck* was one of the most popular humor weeklies of its day, known for its large, colored cartoon sheets, and Opper was among its leading staff artists. The 1890s brought more women into offices, shops and factories, and cartoons like this one reflected wider public debate over whether such work signaled progress or threatened the traditional home.

Created / published1891
Medium1 print : lithograph, color.
SubjectsColor lithograph by F. Opper. Illus. in: Puck, 1891 March 4, p. 32. Ref. copy may be in SSF (Gr) - WOMEN--EMPLOYMENT. This record contains unverified, old data from caption card.
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,121 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-173510

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