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Susan B. Anthony Chasing Grover Cleveland

Charles Lewis Bartholomew ("Barth") · 1905

A 1905 political cartoon shows Susan B. Anthony chasing President Grover Cleveland with an umbrella labeled 'Woman Suffrage.'

This cartoon depicts Anthony herself, showing how her public image was satirized during her lifetime.

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Black and white ink cartoon. A stout man with a mustache, labeled Grover Cleveland, holds a book titled What I Know About Women's Clubs and throws up his hat as he runs. A woman labeled Susan B. Anthony, with a sash reading Ladies Home Trouble, chases him, waving an umbrella labeled Woman Suffrage. A small figure in a top hat, Uncle Sam, watches at right.
Charles Lewis Bartholomew ("Barth"), Susan B. Anthony chasing Grover Cleveland, 1905.

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What it is

This is a political cartoon from 1905 by the artist known as Barth (Charles Lewis Bartholomew). It shows President Grover Cleveland running while carrying a book called 'What I Know About Women's Clubs,' chased by Susan B. Anthony, who waves an umbrella labeled 'Woman Suffrage.' A figure of Uncle Sam watches nearby.

Why it matters

The cartoon is contemporary evidence of how Anthony was seen in the public eye during her lifetime, decades into her campaign for women's suffrage. It shows that the fight for voting rights was mocked and debated in popular media, with political figures like Cleveland portrayed as opposing or fearing the suffrage movement.

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  • Why might the cartoonist draw Anthony chasing a president?
  • What does the sash labeled 'Ladies Home Trouble' suggest about the artist's opinion?
  • What is Uncle Sam's reaction, and why might the artist include him?

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