Clipping : Cartoons magazine. As Viewed in Canada. [Circa 1912-1913]
Caricatures and cartoons--Periodicals
Racey, Arthur George, 1870-1941
Women--Suffrage--Canada
Women--Suffrage--England
Wylie, Barbara Fanny, c.1862-1954)
Reproduction of a drawing by Arthur George Racey originally published in the Montreal Star.
As viewed in Canada. Canadian woman, "Why all this unnecessary and unasked fro fuss on my behalf. If I wish for suffrage in my country, all I have to do is ask for it." The cartoon shows a woman, labeled Miss Wylie (British suffragist Barbara Wylie), speaking to a well-dressed Canadian woman.
Barbara Wylie was an active member of the Women's Social and Political Union in England from 1909 until 1912 when she left for Canada to do a suffrage speaking tour. She was arrested during a protest outside of His Majesty's Theatre in London on May 22, 1914.
Racey, Arthur George, 1870-1941
Chicago : Ill. : H.H. Windsor, Editor and Publisher
[1912]
2 p. ; 29 x 21.5
English
Clipping : Cartoons magazine. Votes for Women. [1912]
Caricatures and cartoons--Periodicals
Elections
Racey, Arthur George, 1870-1941
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919
Voting
Women--Suffrage--Canada
Wylie, Barbara Fanny, c.1862-1954)
Reproductions of drawings by Paul Plaschke, James North, and Arthur Racey originally published in the Louisville Post, Tacoma Daily Ledger, and Montreal Star.
"When The Women Vote" by Paul Plaschke shows a woman approaching a small house on wheels, decorated with bows and signs that say: "Ladies-Register here for School Trustee Election" and "A Pink Certificate with Each Registration" used as a way to attract women voters.
"The Political Pannier" by James North depicts Theodore Roosevelt during his bid for president during the 1912 election. The illustration features a crudly drawn Roosevelt, wearing a long dress, gloves, and an apron with the slogan "Votes for Women Vote for Me."
"Wisdom" by Arthur George Racey shows a woman standing at the entrance to Canada, wearing a hat labeled "Militant Suffragette" and carrying supplies, including "assorted bricks, hatchets, and other missils" and "kerosene for incendiary purposes." The guard prevents her from entering. The cartoon is a reference to Barbara Wylie, member of the Women's Social and Political Union in England who went to Canada for a suffrage speaking tour in 1912.
North, James
Plaschke, Paul, 1880-1954
Racey, Arthur George, 1870-1941
Chicago : Ill. : H.H. Windsor, Editor and Publisher
[1912]
2 p.
English