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Tanuki

(16,507 posts) Sun Oct 12, 2025, 07:21 PM Oct 2025

I never knew the back story of this famous painting.

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Mary Cassatt's pro-Suffrage painting (Original Post) Tanuki Oct 2025 OP

What a great story! Thank you for that! CTyankee Oct 2025 #1

Thank you cally Oct 2025 #3

She was an amazing person bamagal62 Oct 2025 #4

(68,464 posts)

1. What a great story! Thank you for that!

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 07:26 PM

Oct 2025

(27,258 posts)

2. TY for this! I know some about the Suffragette movement...did Not know about the Sunflower Symbol, nor Mary Cassat's...

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 07:34 PM

Oct 2025

involvement!
♀️ 🎨 🗳 ✊️

(21,876 posts)

3. Thank you

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 07:35 PM

Oct 2025

I never knew Mary Cassatt supported the movement for women’s suffrage

(4,556 posts)

4. She was an amazing person

Sun Oct 12, 2025, 08:32 PM

Oct 2025

As well as an amazing artist.