The Wasp — 1877 — page 337: what you’re looking at

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This page from *The Wasp* satirizes women's suffrage and women's rights activism through multiple vignettes. The title "Women's Wrongs" suggests ironic criticism of the movement. The top three panels appear to show domestic scenes where women neglect household duties (children, cooking, cleaning) to pursue political activism—a common anti-suffrage argument of the era. The larger central image depicts a woman in fashionable dress with a man, surrounded by smaller figures of women engaged in various activities, likely depicting women abandoning traditional roles. The bottom panels show women in public spaces, possibly voting or campaigning. The overall satirical message appears to mock women's rights advocates as frivolous, neglectful of domestic responsibilities, and unsuited for political participation—reflecting prevalent anti-suffrage propaganda of the period.