Protesting, picketing, agitation – all that stuff – well, it’s been with us for a very long time. Though the authorities among us would prefer that we were solemn, quiet, and dignified, the truth is that solemnity doesn’t do a hell of a lot to change things.
Women in Chicago being arrested for wearing one piece bathing suits, without the required leg coverings. 1922 (Found on epic4chan, among other places)
Assuming that this picture is not apocryphal, it serves as a reminder that damned near everything we take for granted – all those thoroughly normal, uncontroversial things in life – well… they were controversial.
Apparently, you just have to look back far enough. We hold on to so many normal things, unaware that the most trivial among them was a thing to be fought for. It’s something worth keeping in mind among the very important protests happening at the moment.
If anyone has more information about this picture, I’d love to learn more.
