{"id":3302,"date":"2015-08-06T07:36:58","date_gmt":"2015-08-06T11:36:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/preserving\/?p=3302"},"modified":"2015-08-06T07:36:58","modified_gmt":"2015-08-06T11:36:58","slug":"the-evolution-of-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/preserving\/2015\/08\/06\/the-evolution-of-woman\/","title":{"rendered":"The Evolution of Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Harry McVickar (1860-1905), contemporary of Charles Dana Gibson, was a prominent cartoonist and illustrator for many of the trendy\u00a0magazines of the 19th century, such as Life\u00a0and Harper’s, as well as a popular poster artist. In addition, McVickar also illustrated books and novels, such as\u00a0Henry James\u2019 Daisy Miller<\/em>. Along with socialite, Arthur Baldwin Turnure, McVickar\u00a0founded the\u00a0new fashion publication, Vogue<\/em>, in 1892, where he acted as\u00a0the magazine’s first art director. After Turnure’s\u00a0death, Conde Nast picked up the publication and developed\u00a0it into the\u00a0international sensation it remains today. In 1896, McVickar shifted\u00a0his creative juices toward a satirical publication\u00a0on the evolving\u00a0role of women in society. The book, The Evolution of Woman<\/em>, traces\u00a0the history of womankind from the Garden of Eden to the end of the 19th century, suggesting that women have finally found their own voice, role, and standing. The Evolution of Woman<\/em>, was reviewed\u00a0in the New York Herald after its publication:<\/p>\n

“In this clever brochure, half humorous and<\/em>
\n half satirical, Mr. McVickar takes lovely wom<\/em>
\n an from her first appearance In the Garden of<\/em>
\n Eden, and pictures the evolution of the sex to<\/em>
\n the end of the nineteenth century. From the<\/em>
\n days of the ancient Egyptians and Greeks, she<\/em>
\n Is brought forward through the mediaeval times,<\/em>
\n when she was something between a hindrance<\/em>
\n and a help, to the present century, when, all<\/em>
\n professions being open to her, she is holding<\/em>
\n her own with her alleged lord and master, and,<\/em>
\n if her physique develops as Mr. McVickar fore-<\/em>
\n shadows in his closing sketches, she is destined<\/em>
\n to make a bigger sensation than the Roentgen<\/em>
\n rays. But in all these changes she is still love-<\/em>
\n ly woman; and in her golf and bicycle dresses<\/em>
\n she is certainly a thing of beauty and a joy for-<\/em>
\n ever.”<\/em><\/p>\n

McVickar’s verse in “The Evolution of Woman”<\/p>\n

Oh, yes ! There’s really no denying <\/em>
\nYou’ve had experiences most trying! <\/em>
\nBut \u2014 almost everywhere on earth <\/em>
\nTo-day dull man admits your worth. <\/em>
\nYou’ve all the Rights your sex affords; <\/em>
\nYou’ve stolen lots that were your lord’s! <\/em>
\nYou shoot \u2014 you golf \u2014 you hunt ‘cross ditches <\/em>
\nYou ride a wheel \u2014 you wear our breeches !<\/em><\/p>\n

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Cycling….the beginning of the end?<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Susan B. Anthony\u00a0once said “Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Golfing in style<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

In 1895,\u00a0the\u00a0first Women’s Amateur Golf championship was held\u00a0among 13 golfers at the Meadow Brook Club\u00a0in\u00a0Hempstead, N.Y.<\/p>\n

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A woman on the hunt<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

Sporting publications, such as\u00a0Field and Stream<\/em>, created a new\u00a0column catered to the huntress,\u00a0entitled “The Modern Diana”<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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As a doctor<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

By 1900, the U.S. had approximately 7,000 women in the\u00a0medical profession. Boston made up as much as 18%\u00a0percent of all female physicians in the country.<\/p>\n

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Original poster advertisement for “The Evolution of Woman”<\/p><\/div>\n

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McVickar, H. W. The evolution of woman. New York : Harper & Bros., 1896.<\/span><\/dd>\n
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Harvard University<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

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Harry McVickar (1860-1905), contemporary of Charles Dana Gibson, was a prominent cartoonist and illustrator for many of the trendy\u00a0magazines of the 19th century, such as Life\u00a0and Harper’s, as well as a popular poster artist. In addition, McVickar also illustrated books and novels, such as\u00a0Henry James\u2019 Daisy Miller. Along with socialite, Arthur Baldwin Turnure, McVickar\u00a0founded the\u00a0new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2559,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/preserving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/preserving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/preserving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/preserving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2559"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/preserving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3302"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/preserving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3510,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/preserving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3302\/revisions\/3510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/preserving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/preserving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/preserving\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}