The Age of Brass/Or the Triumphs of Women's Rights

Political Cartoon about women running for office during the WRM.jpeg

Dublin Core

Title

The Age of Brass/Or the Triumphs of Women's Rights

Subject

Fears of nineteenth century men about women running for office.

Description

The political cartoon dipicts two women running for office highlights the fear some men might have had at the time it was drawn. Digitization of a political cartoon, a lithographic print. 1869. This was just after the Civil War of the United States of America ended and the abolitionist movement and the Women's Rights Movement would still be one movement. This political cartoon makes it more clear why men were initially hesitent to give women the right to vote.

Creator

Currier and Ives

Source

The Library of Congress and the Library of Virginia

Date

1869

Rights

Public Domain

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Original Format

Digitization of a political cartoon