Beware! A Warning to Suffragists

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[–]antares 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

It highlights very weak arguments against women's suffrage to the point I have to wonder if that is the intention. (It is certainly just a cartoon).

[–]Canbot 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

It is satire. It is slander against those who oppose the movement insinuating that they are panicking, unfair, and want women locked up.

In reality the people pushing for sufferage were men who's motives were to gain those votes for themselves by proxy. They knew women would be far easier to manipulate than men.

[–]Circlesbadnews 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

That and businesses wanted more cheap labor

[–]antares 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Women and children were employed before women's suffrage.

[–]Circlesbadnews 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

What were the percentages of female employment for companies before and after first wave feminism?

[–]antares 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Employment rates fluctuate depending on economic conditions which are always changing over time. Prior to first wave feminism, a major influence in female participation in the workforce is war-time conditions.