Module 02: Should Women Vote? The Politics of Suffrage

Evidence 18: "Holiday Campaign" From Suffragette, August 29, 1913

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Introduction

This cartoon appeared on the front cover of the Suffragette newspaper, which is depicted in the hands of those in the cartoon.

Questions to Consider

  • What symbols are associated with the suffragette in the center?

  • Why is there a combination of men and women, young and old, reading the newspaper? What does this indicate about the support for women's suffrage?

Document

Warrior suffragette holding scales of justice surrounded by seven ordinary citizens. A white dove flies above the suffragette?s right shoulder.

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Caption:
The Holiday Campaign.
Illumination.

Source:
"Holiday Campaign," Suffragette 1(46) (29 Aug 1913).

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