New Woman — Wash Day
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Title
New Woman — Wash Day
Subject
Progressive Era; New Woman; Domestic Sphere; Industrialism; Feminism
Description
A satirical photo from 1901, with the caption "New Woman — Wash Day". Shown is a woman wearing knickerbockers and knee socks — traditional male attire — and smoking a cigarette, supervising as a man — who appears to be wearing a dress and apron — does the laundry with a tub and washboard.
Creator
Underwood & Underwood
Source
Library of Congress
Publisher
Wikimedia Commons
Date
1900-12-31
Rights
Public Domain
Format
PNG
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Identifier
1900.8
Coverage
This image displays the Progressive Era's "New Woman."
Files
Collection
Citation
Underwood & Underwood, “New Woman — Wash Day,” The Josephine Long Wishart Collection: Mother, Home, and Heaven, accessed October 22, 2026, https://www.motherhomeheaven.ohio5.org/items/show/8.
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