Life — October 16, 1913 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Four Voters" - Life Magazine, October 16, 1913 This satire concerns women's suffrage. The caption "Four Voters" ironically presents four figures: three men in formal attire and one woman in an elegant white dress with a large hat, all holding umbrellas. The woman appears to be the only actual voter among caricatured male figures—likely representing politicians, possibly including a leprechaun-like character (possibly Irish-American political stereotype). The joke appears to satirize the contradiction between women gaining voting rights while other groups remained marginalized or mocked. The woman's refined appearance contrasts with the grotesque caricatures of the men, perhaps critiquing which groups society deemed worthy of political participation. The Library of Detroit stamp suggests this addresses Michigan suffrage debates specifically.