Judge, 1915-05-01 · page 16 of 24
Judge — May 1, 1915 — page 16: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes opposition to women's suffrage through a column collecting anti-suffrage quotes from ordinary people. The cartoon (by Lou Rogers) shows a pregnant woman labeled "Their Natural Guardian"—a visual argument that women's domestic/maternal role is their proper sphere. The accompanying text presents various objections to women voting: women should stay home; God ordained their suffering; they're insufficiently informed ("don't know enough to vote"). A recurring theme emerges—even suffrage opponents concede that *property-owning* women deserve voting rights, exposing the hypocrisy that women tied to houses/land gain political standing through *property*, not personhood. The "Suffrage Stunt" describes Rochester women silently attending naturalization hearings where foreign men gained voting rights women citizens lacked—highlighting the absurd legal disparity Judge's audience would recognize as unjust.
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