All Men and Women Are Created Equal: The National Woman Suffrage Movement
Cultural roles for men and women are deeply ingrained in our society. How did cultural roles for women hinder the woman suffrage movement?
Political Cartoons Describe public and political moods of a time period Make use of symbols and caricatures Emphasize specific elements with captioning and labels Often exaggerate something to make a point
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“The Age of Iron: Man as He Expects to Be. ” Lithograph “The Age of Iron: Man as He Expects to Be.” Lithograph. [New York]: Currier & Ives, 1869. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C.
“The Age of Brass: Or the Triumphs of Woman's Rights. ” Lithograph “The Age of Brass: Or the Triumphs of Woman's Rights.” Lithograph. [New York]: Currier & Ives, 1869. Library of Virginia. Richmond, Virginia.
“Making the Polls Attractive to the Anti-Suffragists,” February 20, 1915, Puck [New York, Keppler & Schwarzmann, etc.], Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.