Module 02: Should Women Vote? The Politics of Suffrage

Evidence 17: "Cabinet Minister's Day" From Punch Almanac for 1910

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Introduction

The series of cartoons below responds to tactics of the suffragettes intended to confront cabinet ministers, and politicians more generally, in order to force them to take a position on women's suffrage.

Questions to Consider

  • What does the sequence of activities indicate about such tactics?

  • What elements in the cartoon suggest support for or against women's suffrage?

Document

Six political cartoons with various cabinet ministers being harassed by suffragettes.

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Source:
"Cabinet Minister's Day," Punch, Almanac for 1910, 137.

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