Generals, marines, lawyers, coach drivers, politicians, and even artists! These were “Women of the Future,” as imagined in a series of 20 French postcards from 1902.
Several if not all of the pictures seem to mock the idea of women entering the professional sphere, but this was only one year before Marie Curie shared the Nobel Prize in Physics, so perhaps there was a bit of cultural intimidation at play here.
Conscript
Rural Guard
Policeman
Fireman
Drummer Boy
Infantry Soldier
Marine
Non-commissioned Officer
....
Second Lieutenant
General
Student
Coach driver
Jockey
Master of Arms
Artist
Journalist
Barrister
Doctor
Mayor
Politician
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Several if not all of the pictures seem to mock the idea of women entering the professional sphere, but this was only one year before Marie Curie shared the Nobel Prize in Physics, so perhaps there was a bit of cultural intimidation at play here.
Conscript
Rural Guard
Policeman
Fireman
Drummer Boy
Infantry Soldier
Marine
Non-commissioned Officer
....
Second Lieutenant
General
Student
Coach driver
Jockey
Master of Arms
Artist
Journalist
Barrister
Doctor
Mayor
Politician
via
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