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The Time of Her Life
This illustration by Coles Phillips depicts the figure of the gold-digger going through as many men as hours in a day.
Children Playing in Hull-House, ca. 1900
The Progressive-Era brought about many reforms to help the impoverished. This is a picture of children playing in one of Jane Addams' hull houses, a building created to shelter the impoverished.
Jane Addams
A picture of female progressive leader Jane Addams, creator of Hull-House.
Brevities, July 4, 1932
A headline from Broadway Brevities describing homosexuality in Boston.
Brevities, December 14, 1931
A cartoon illustration depicting an effeminate man from the magazine Broadway Brevities. Its main message is that there is "no difference" between women and the effeminate man in the picture.
November 1940 Weird Tales Cover
Woman encounters a ghost in Seabury Quinn's "The Last Waltz."
November 1936 Weird Tales Cover
Naked woman stands over grave.
October 1932 Weird Tales Cover
Seductive female victim in Seabury Quinn's "The Heart of Siva."
September 1938 Weird Tales Cover
Helpless female being dragged to noose.
September 1937 Weird Tales Cover
Naked woman gazing at satan figure.