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15 Jan, 6 tweets, 3 min read
This poster competition last fall from @AIGAdesign generated images that reflect enduring and current themes of women's voting rights. I’ll showcase a few here. Browse the submissions at buff.ly/39Ar3vA

Left by Jenny El-Shamy; papercut (right) by @LynneYun ImageImage
I love that Mabel Ping-Hua Lee is becoming an icon. By Zonnel Jane Magante Image
. . . along with Shirley Chisholm, who thanks to #KamalaHarrisforthePeople is so iconic that she can be represented without her picture. By Roneka Patterson Image
Some designers emphasized voting as an instrumental act. By Fearn de Vicq Image
Others celebrated voting as an assertion of power. By @melindabeckart Image
And some were cheeky! By @meagdee Image

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