AARP commissioned me to create a promotional illustration about an exhibit at the US National Archives that celebrates the women’s suffrage movement and the 100th anniversary of the Constitutional amendment that allowed American women to vote. It needed to be bright, uplifting and celebratory in order to acknowledge the triumph of the movement. Naturally, I leapt at the brief—not only did it tap into my interest in feminism and women’s rights, but also, it meant I was provided with the most wonderful archive imagery from the early twentieth century.
