Bertha Sapovits portrait postcard
Permanent ID:
13736Image Description:
Photographic portrait of Bertha Sapovits (1890-1972) from the Caroline Katzenstein papers [Am .8996]. 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 during her lunch hour.Inscription:
MISS Bertha Sapovits open-air speaker for the Equal Franchise Society of Philadelphia (on verso)Format:
PostcardCollection:
Caroline Katzenstein papersLibrary of Congress Subjects:
Suffrage [info:lc/vocabulary/graphicMaterials/tgm010341]