Editorials & Other Articles

This one works. I've skimmed through the article but will have to get back to it.

I was however immediately struck by two things.

The first has to do with language. I always thought "Suffragette" was generally used as a pejorative. From my reading the women in the movement preferred "suffragist," which was seen as less demeaning. "Suffragette" was a term used usually by men, meant to be infantalizing. Kind of like how the original Beats were labeled "Beatniks" by the mass media. Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder would never have referred to themselves as "Beatniks."

So it makes me wonder about the quote attributed to Richardson. I'm thinking maybe she said, "Yes, I am a suffragist" but it was reported by the male run outlets as "suffragette?"

The second is how all the attacks seem to be on eroticised depictions of women. I doubt that "the male gaze" was a term back then, but that's what these works of targeted art seem to have in common, and it looks like the article discusses this at some length.

I'm looking forward to giving this more attention when I get the chance. But thank you for providing the link, it looks fascinating.

Best wishes.