![]() ![]() ![]() Important earlier writers and politicians have been retrospectively labelled the forebears of the feminist movement (though to call feminism a single movement was even then, let alone now, rather inaccurate). Feminism is often said to have its early beginnings in the second half of the 19th century, when a fair amount of social and political reform was going on. To my knowledge, all images originate from the UK or the US.Ī little background history first, though. I’ll be organising cartoons chronologically, or making the best guesses I can where I don’t know dates. What is a little more interesting is how the styles and commentary used in the pictures have changed very little. Iron Man – buns of steel, anyone?įeminists however, for longer than the word has been in common parlance, have been the targets of predictable, oppositional lampooning. ![]() ![]() The poster for the film ‘The Avengers’, as is. This little comparison has been doing the rounds on the internet lately, and it illustrates the point nicely. Betty Boop, Jessica Rabbit, Wonder Woman, the list goes on. When I think of the subjugation of women in this medium, it is often through sexualisation. Smearing of feminism – a history through illustrationsĬartoons have been sources of entertainment, political point-making, and propaganda for centuries. ![]()
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