Woman Driving a Touring Automobile, circa 1920
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American women welcomed the automobile's mobility and implied freedom. Cars arrived at a time when women were increasingly breaking away from the traditional domestic sphere and making new inroads in the workplace and in civic engagement. The automobile accelerated that social change.
American women welcomed the automobile's mobility and implied freedom. Cars arrived at a time when women were increasingly breaking away from the traditional domestic sphere and making new inroads in the workplace and in civic engagement. The automobile accelerated that social change.
Artifact
Photographic print
Subject Date
circa 1920
Creators
Unknown
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
87.18.64.8
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Gelatin silver process
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 2.5 in
Width: 3.938 in
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