Political Womanhood

Billie Carr, born less than a decade after the passage of the 19th Amendment, grew up in a time of newly founded political womanhood. The work that she was doing was truly foundational in that it was building upon this new political womanhood. This idea of political womanhood is one that asserts the necessity of femininity and woman identity in the political sphere, which is founded upon the philosophies and assertions of feminism. Political womanhood, as embodied by all the women in this exhibition, asserts that womanhood and femininity are necessary components of the political process and politics in general. Carr’s work asserts her own political womanhood and makes way for other women in politics. All of the documents shown are either supported by or authored by Carr, and they demonstrate her dedication to expanding the role of women in politics and society.