First Ladies of Poster

This revealing full-colour book presents women from the turn of the twentieth century, at a time when they first began to step out of their confining traditional roles and embrace their liberation. These brilliant vintage posters depict women riding bikes, driving cars, working in laboratories and even preparing to fight for their freedom. A spirit of independence abounds from every page.

This volume features all the top artists of the period: Toulouse-Lautrec, Bonnard, Grasset, Cheret, Mucha, De Feure, Cappiello, Steinlen, Grun, Pal, Bradley, Penfield, and others. Their lively images, accurately reflecting the times, inspired women looking to indulge in their newfound freedoms. FIRST LADIES OF THE POSTER provides a unique window into a rigid world in which these possibilities had just begun to reveal themselves.