New Woman Utopian Fiction Anthology

Johnston Annotation

A self-portrait of Frances Benjamin Johnston, where she, through smoking a cigarette, drinking, and lifting her skirt, attempts to embody the “New Woman” persona. Johnston, Frances Benjamin. Frances Benjamin Johnston, full-length portrait, seated in front of fireplace, facing left, holding cigarette in one hand and a beer stein in the other, in her Washington, D.C. studio. 1896. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Online Catalog. Web. 1 November 2016.

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