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Election Day gallery: Women’s Suffrage cartoons from “Ladies First”

It’s Election Day in the United States, and 2020 is the centennial of the ratification of the 19th Amendment, prohibiting the government from denying the right to vote to citizens on the basis of sex. In celebration of our current exhibit, “Ladies First: A Century of Women’s Innovations in Comics and Cartoon Art”, we are highlighting some of the powerful work by suffragist cartoonists who were fighting for the issues they believed in; from child labor laws and prohibition, to the vote itself. It is important to note, however, that women of color were often blocked from casting their vote for many decades after the 19th Amendment passed. Today when we go to the polls, we are grateful to all who came before us to fight for the rights of all people to vote.

To see more of this work, make an reservation today to visit the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum galleries.

Blanche Ames (1878 – 1969)

Blanche Ames, “Double the power of the home — two good votes are better than one” October 23, 1915. Woman’s Journal and Suffrage News

Katherine Milhous (1894–1977)

Katherine Milhous, “A Moving Picture” March 11, 1916 Woman’s Journal and Suffrage News

Lou Rogers (1879–1952)

Lou Rogers, “Conquering and Still to Conquer” November 9, 1912. Womans Journal and Suffrage News

Lou Rogers, “The Village Soak — A Voter”  February 19, 1916. Woman’s Journal and Suffrage News

Fredrikke S. Palmer (1860-1947)

Fredrikke S. Palmer, “Child Labor: What are you going to do about it?” January 22, 1916. Woman’s Journal and Suffrage News

Fredrikke S. Palmer, “Waiting for the Returns”, October 30, 1915. Woman’s Journal and Suffrage News

Marika Bryn (unknown)

Marika Bryn, “The Trumpeter Awakening New York” May 6, 1911. Woman’s Journal and Suffrage News

Mayme B. Harwood (unknown)

Mayme B. Harwood, “His Christmas Pie” December 19, 1914, Woman’s Journal and Suffrage News

Laura Foster (1871 – 1920)

Laura Foster, “Progress” March 17, 1917, Puck

Nina Allender (1873–1957)

Nina Allendar, “Exploding Opposition” July 10, 1915. The Suffragist

Edwina Dumm (1893-1990)

Edwina Dumm, “Up to him now”, February 2, 1917. Columbus Monitor

Virtual Event: Cartoonist Keith Knight addresses America’s Racial Illiteracy

RED, WHITE, BLACK AND BLUE:

Cartoonist Keith Knight addresses America’s Racial Illiteracy

Thursday, June 11 at 6pm via ZOOM


Register here: https://osu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_hWr8P6uiSReL7k60TNfnTQ

This virtual event is FREE and open to the public.

Culled from over 25 years of his award-winning work, RED, WHITE, BLACK AND BLUE: Highlighting America’s Racial Illiteracy is a new presentation from nationally syndicated cartoonist Keith Knight (the Knight Life, the K Chronicles, (th)ink). Combining comics, storytelling, statistics, and facts, Knight makes the case that America’s biggest problem is its inability to have a frank and honest discussion about race. And if it wants to be the country it aspires to, it needs to come to terms with its ugly history.

Keith Knight’s presentations are infused with urgency, humor, satire, politics, and race. His work is designed to provoke constructive, civil dialogue amongst people young and old, left and right, of all colors and orientations.

This program is presented by the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum.

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