Judge, 1915-11-06 · page 20 of 28
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This page from *Judge* magazine addresses **women's suffrage**—a major American political debate of the 1910s-1920s. **"The Modern Woman" poem** satirizes a man attempting to escape discussion of women's voting rights. No matter where he flees—newspapers, magazines, streets, beaches, nature—he encounters suffrage advocates. The joke: women's political activism is now *inescapable*, forcing even resistant men to confront the issue. The punchline—he dies to escape—exaggerates male anxiety about women's increasing public voice. **"Colorado Testimony"** shifts tone, presenting a genuine pro-suffrage argument from a Denver probation officer. He testifies that women voters in Colorado (which had granted suffrage) conduct themselves "sweetly" and "womanly" while improving civic conditions. The testimony addresses anti-suffrage fears: that voting women would lose femininity or prove politically incompetent. **"The Wail of the Taxpayer"** counters the economic argument against suffrage by citing tax-rate *decreases* in western states after women gained voting rights—factual evidence debunking fears that female voters would raise taxes. The page advocates cautiously for women's suffrage through satire, testimony, and statistics.
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