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Susan B Anthony Political Cartoon

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This primary source is a political cartoon that was drawn in 1909 by E.W. Gustin. He named it “Election Day!” This cartoon was created to show men in America what would happen if they voted for women suffrage. Women suffrage went as far back as 1869 when Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her partner, Susan B. Anthony launched the National Women Suffrage Association (NWSA) demanding the vote for women. Suffragists won victories in Colorado in 1893, and Idaho in 1896. However, women suffered a harsh defeat in a California poll. According to the textbook, Susan B. Anthony’s last word in her last public appearance in 1906 was “Failure is impossible” (Roark 536). Moreover, during the Progressive Era in the United States, women started to expand their
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