Module 02: Should Women Vote? The Politics of Suffrage

Evidence 14: "Unmasked" From Anti-Suffrage Review, September 1912

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Introduction

In the cartoon below, the figure on the right is Britannia, the symbol of England. The headband on the figure in the middle reads "feminist."

Questions to Consider

  • Why is the figure in the middle cutting the ribbon marked "Loyalty-Harmony"?

  • What sequence of actions does the cartoon mean to illustrate?

  • What perspective is being presented?

Document

Britannia figure holding mask out to a woman cutting a ribbon between a kneeling man and woman praying. Ribbon labeled harmony.

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Caption:
Unmasked.

Source:
"Unmasked," Anti-Suffrage Review (Sep 1912).

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