Judge — November 1, 1913 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a political cartoon from *Judge* magazine satirizing anti-suffrage sentiment. The image shows a skeletal Death figure mounted on a motorcycle, accompanied by what appear to be state banners (California, Kansas, Arizona, Colorado visible). Below, figures hold signs reading "PREJUDICE" and "ANTI SUFFRAGE," standing amid skulls and bones. The cartoon's message is clear: anti-suffrage forces are depicted as instruments of death and destruction, literally riding Death itself. The motorcycle (modern technology) suggests these are contemporary, not antiquated, forces. The state banners indicate this is a nationwide phenomenon. The satire argues that opposing women's suffrage is essentially murderous—killing progress and democratic principles. This likely dates to the women's suffrage movement's peak (early 1900s-1920), when *Judge* supported voting rights.