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Equal Rights was a newsletter published by the American National Woman’s Party beginning in 1923. This publication lobbied for an Equal Rights Amendment to be added to the Constitution and also covered feminist concerns and developments both nationally and worldwide. A lot of the cover “models” shown on issues of Equal Rights are engaged in politics in some way – officers of the National Woman’s Party, overseas supporters, women with roles in global governments, etc. The exceptions are creative women – writers, musicians, and artists. Why were these particular women chosen for the cover of this publication? Why might the National Woman’s Party have admired them?

All images courtesy of the Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections.