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"Where are you going to, my pretty Maid?"

"Where are you going to, my pretty Maid?"
"I'm going a-voting, Sir," she said.
"And who shall you vote for, my pretty Maid?"
That Duck in plus fours, kind sir," she said.

[Image: Illustrator Donald McGill's postcards proved hugely popular with…

Tags: AMBIGUOUS-SUFFRAGE, ANTI-SUFFRAGE, Briefcase, British, EMOTIONS, Flapper, Gender Roles, GENDER/SEXUALITY, Hat, Male politician, Man, Politician, PUBLIC, Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act, Surprise, Surprised Man, Umbrella, Voting, Woman

Bryan's My Man -- Who's Yours?

[Image: A sketch of a fashionable woman with the phrase "Bryan's my man -- Who's yours?" underneath. Printed on a cream-colored card. Likely produced in support of William Jennings Bryan who used suffrage as a platform during his third bid for…

Tags: American, Appealing, APPEARANCE, Assertive, CLASS, Drawing, Dress, Election, FASHION, Fashionable, Hat, Legislation, Male politician, Man, Politician, Politics, President, PRO-SUFFRAGE, PUBLIC, Upper middle class, Woman

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE

MANHOOD SUFFRAGE
CABINET MINISTER
PROCRASTINATION
PROMISES

There was an old man who said - "How
Shall I flee from this horrible cow?
I will sit on this stile & continue to smile
Which may soften the heart of this cow

Tags: ACTIVITIES, ANIMAL, British, Cabinet Minister, Chinese, Cow, Deceptive man, Drawing, Legislation, Male politician, Manhood suffrage, NON-HUMAN, PRO-SUFFRAGE, Procrastination, PROFESSION, Promise, PUBLIC, RACE, Racism, SYMBOLISM, Weapon

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"Where are you going to, my pretty Maid?"

Bryan's My Man -- Who's Yours?

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE