[Soap trade cards designed by Charlotte Perkins Gilman], [ca. 1880-1884].

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[Soap trade cards designed by Charlotte Perkins Gilman], [ca. 1880-1884].

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Sixteen colored advertising cards. Twelve are for Kendall Mfg. Co., Providence, R. I., advertising Soapine, French Laundry Soap and Home Soap. Four are for Curtis Davis & Co., Boston, Mass., for Welcome Soap. Each card is illustrated with a chromolithographed picture on recto. Eight of the cards for Kendall Mfg. Co. have printed advertising on the verso side. Designed by Charlotte Perkins Gilman between ca. 1880 and 1884. Size varies slightly.

16 items : col. ; 7.4 x 11 cm.

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Gilman, Charlotte Perkins, 1860-1935

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Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman (1860-1935) was the leading public intellectual of the women’s movement in the early 20th century. Born into the prestigious Beecher family, she struggled through a lonely childhood and disastrous marriage, which caused a nervous breakdown. Her mental health returned once she separated from her husband; she later gave him custody of their young daughter, and he had a happy second marriage to one of her close friends. She moved to California, and threw herself int...

Curtis, Davis & Co. (Boston, Mass.)

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Kendall Mfg. Co. (Providence, R.I.)

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