Zeitgeist Collection

Female jockeys riding gentlemen like horses
Two women jockeys with riding crops, spur on their steeds - not horses, but top-hatted and tailed gentlemen who wear bridles in their mouths

Woman with Flag, Mexico City, 1928 (b / w photo)
472730 Woman with Flag, Mexico City, 1928 (b/w photo) by Modotti, Tina (1896-1942); eGalerie Bilderwelt; Italian, out of copyright

Emancipation, her man at arms-length on a piece of string
Female Emancipation - A well-dressed lady keeps her man (in WW1 military attire) safely at arms-length on a piece of string. Date: circa 1916

Englishman of 1655
Puritanism is in fashion - and even the sharp dresser must go with the zeitgeist : collar instead of ruffs, simple hues, and the plainest of hats... Date: circa 1655

An emancipated woman dreaming of the perfect husband
My Dream. An emancipated woman dreaming of a small, manageable, respectable husband! Date: circa 1920s

Emancipated woman shows off her strength
The strong emancipated woman shows off her strength; she balances on a barbell with two red Valentines Day hearts for weights while picking up a puppet-like little man by the scruff of the neck

Valentine admiration of emancipated woman
The strong emancipated woman on a red heart Valentines Day see-saw, crushes the puppet-like little man as she rises. Date: 1910s

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Amidst the shifting tides of history, the zeitgeist of emancipation unfolds. From the bold female jockeys defying tradition, riding 'gentlemen' like horses in the early 20th century, to the determined woman with a flag raised high in Mexico City, 1928. The Englishwoman of 1655, bound only by a piece of string to her man at arms-length, to the emancipated woman of today, dreaming of the perfect husband on her own terms. The strength and resilience of women, once admired from a distance, is now embraced and celebrated. The emancipated woman of the present proudly showcases her power, while the admiration of valentines past and present, echoes the enduring respect for the emancipated spirit.