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ROLE & STATUS OF WOMEN 1900-1939: A STUDY ROOM RESOURCE

Henry Haley, Head and Shoulders of Woman Driving Car, about 1928. Museum no. E.343-1985

Henry Haley, Head and Shoulders of Woman Driving Car, about 1928. Museum no. E.343-1985

Henry Haley (born 1874)
Head and Shoulders of Woman Driving Car, for cover of Pearsons Magazine
About 1928
Museum no. E.343-1985

Pearson's was a popular magazine of the period. It was clearly intended to appeal to a largely female readership, and here the image of a woman driver is used to represent a modern outlook and an independent lifestyle.

 

This print can be found in Print Room Box 6.