Bertha Sapovits portrait postcard

Item

Title

Bertha Sapovits portrait postcard

Description

Bertha Sapovits was a Philadelphia suffragist and orator. She worked for Gimbel’s department store and often spoke about women’s rights on the streets of Philadelphia. This photograph is one of a series amassed by Katzenstein for her book, 'Lifting the Curtain,' which surveys the history of the woman's suffrage in the United States.

Identifier

13736

Type

image

Creator

Katzenstein, Caroline

Date Created

1910-1920

Format

photograph

Is Part Of

Caroline Katzenstein papers (Am.8996)

Spatial Coverage

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject

Katzenstein, Caroline | Women—Suffrage | Women—Suffrage—United States | Equal Franchise Society of Pennsylvania | Women—History—20th century

Extent

1 photograph

Language

eng

Rights

Rights assessment is your responsibility. This material is made available for noncommercial educational scholarly and/or charitable purposes. For other uses or for more information please contact The Historical Society of Pennsylvania’s Rights and Reproductions department at rnr@hsp.org.

Item sets

Caroline Katzenstein papers