Revolutionary Suffragette Shirt with illustration by James Montgomery Flagg

The brilliant illustration, by James Montgomery Flagg, appeared on the cover of the October 28th, 1916 issue of Leslie’s Illustrated Weekly Newspaper.  (See below for more information on Flagg and the magazine.)

In addition to crewneck shirt, this is also available in v-neck, shirts, and as a sticker and a magnet.

The shirts: In your choice of style and fabric:

• 100% cotton crew neck shirt Made in the USA in White. Grown, knitted, dyed, and sewn in the USA. 5.4 oz Your best choice if you're looking for a 100% Made in the USA shirt.  S- 4X. See size chart.
• Our standard 4.3 oz. Poly-Cotton crew neck shirt that gets rave reviews. Our softest shirt. It's also our thinnest and lightest. It is very high-quality and long-wearing, but it is thin and light. Lots of people love them, which you can see in the reviews, but if you judge t-shirt quality based on weight or thickness, do not get this one. Instead, get one of the two 100% cotton shirts above. In White. XL - 4X. See size chart. Will not be reprinted in this fabric.
• Care: Wash white shirts in cold so that the colors don't run.

Note that the $3 price difference for the 100% cotton Made in the USA shirt is our higher wholesale cost; there is no additional margin.

This design is also available in a women's v-neck shirt.

See more of our Suffrage-era collection, including a "Votes for Women" pennant pins, sticker, and magnet, "Votes for Women" Sash pin, as well as the "Jailed for Freedom" pin and pendant.

His illustration for the cover of Leslie’s July 6, 1916 issue (“What are you doing for preparedness?”) was later used in the iconic World War I recruiting poster that came out in 1917.  (The changed message follows the timeline from the start of the war in 1914 to the entry of the United States on April 6, 1917.)

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, later renamed Leslie's Weekly, was founded in 1855 and published until 1922. Frank Leslie was the pen name of Henry Carter (1821–1880), who had come to the United States from England and opened his own engraving shop.  P.T. Barnum was one of his early clients.

Leslie's Weekly averaged 16 pages long and, helped by earlier interest in the Civil War, by 1873 Leslie's Newspaper employed more than 300 people, including 70 illustrators, and was one of seven publications he put out. By 1897, the publication's circulation had grown to an estimated 65,000 copies.

Leslie died in 1880 and the publishing business was taken over by his widow, women's suffrage campaigner Miriam Florence Leslie. She died in 1914.  The magazine ceased publication in 1922.

Our thanks to Michelle Novak (mnd.nyc) for tracking down an original issue of the magazine—in pristine condition, no less—and to the New York Society Library for keeping it all these years and making it available to us to share with you.