In each of Charles Gibson's portrayals of the "Gibson Girl" in his pen-and-ink drawings, he emphasizes the wide bredth and unlimited capabilities of the 19th and 20th-century woman: the female athlete competing against males in a game of football in The Coming Game: Yale versus Vassar, Gibson Girls looking down at and analyzing the much smaller male specimen through a microscope in The Weaker Sex, etc.
Gibson- The Weaker Sex
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Gibson- Accident to a Young Man with a Weak Heart
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Gibson- The Coming Game: Yale vs Vassar
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17. Schiller, Joyce K. "The Weaker Sex." (Norman Rockwell Museum. Last modified November 19, 2009.)
18. Bombette, Le. "Will the Real Gibson Girl Please Stand Up?"
19. Yahoo. "The Gibson Book." (Flickr. Last modified February 13, 2010.)
18. Bombette, Le. "Will the Real Gibson Girl Please Stand Up?"
19. Yahoo. "The Gibson Book." (Flickr. Last modified February 13, 2010.)