Votes for Women by Bertha Margaret Boye
Date
1911
Credits
- Bertha Margaret Boye Illustrator
Format
- Poster 2096
- Flyer 136
- Postcard 145
- Book Cover 286
- Print 301
- Postage Stamp 51
Type of Work
- Archive 228
Media
- paper 1812
- chromolithograph 4
Techniques
- lithography 205
Locations Made
The invention of lithography was important to the spread of information and ideas regarding the women's suffrage movement of the 18th century.
This design was part of a contest held by by the College Equal Suffrage League in San Fransisco, California according to Google Arts & Culture. The premise of the contest was to design an illustration that supported women's right to vote.
Bertha Margaret Boye’s winning design was extremely popular as it was printed onto a variety of media used to promote the women's suffrage movement in 1911 such as stamps, cards, fliers, and posters.

Votes for Women Lithograph by Bertha Margaret Boye