Women Of The Future, According To French Futurists In 1902

By All That's Interesting | Edited By Chris Altman

Published February 6, 2015

Updated March 8, 2018

Women Of The Future

A. Berteget, a French photographer and artist at the turn of the 20th century, presents us this photo series entitled Women Of The Future. At times, the images almost seem like pin-ups, but the pride and the posture of the women tells a different story:

Women Of The Future- New Army Recruit

Women Of The Future - Guard

How Women In The 21st Century Were Imagined In 1902

Women Of The Future: Gendarme

Women Of The Future: Little Drummer

Women Of The Future- Sailor.

Women Of The Future- Footsoldier.

Women Of The Future- Lieutenant.

Women Of The Future- Art Student.

Women Of The Future- Jockey.

Women Of The Future- Coachwoman.

Women Of The Future- Journalist.

Women Of The Future- Lawyer.

Women Of The Future- Mayor.

Women Of The Future- Deputy / Minister Of Parliament.

Women Of The Future- Doctor.

Women Of The Future- Student

Women Of The Future- Soldier.

Women Of The Future- FIrewoman

Funny, though -- if you imagined a woman would be permitted to be a doctor in the year 2000, why wouldn't you just make it legal for her do so in 1902?

For more images of the future, check out our gallery of postcards from 1900 that imagined what the year 2000 would be like.

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Chris Altman is a freelancing writer and artist based out of Brooklyn, NY.