Module 02: Should Women Vote? The Politics of Suffrage

Evidence 21: "The Suspect" From Punch, February 12, 1909

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Introduction

The following cartoon responded to the series of arrests carried out by the police during the peak of the militant campaign. Many of those arrested were middle- and upper-class women, and some were middle aged.

Questions to Consider

  • What is the point of placing an elderly woman in front of the four police officers? Is she the suspect?

  • What is the crime?

Document

Small elderly woman walking in front of four large British police officers

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Caption:
The Suspect.

Source:
"The Suspect," Punch, 144 (12 Feb 1909):124.

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