The Map Blossoms [editorial cartoon by Blanche Ames Ames]

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Title

The Map Blossoms [editorial cartoon by Blanche Ames Ames]

Description

Editorial cartoon by B. Ames (Blanche Ames Ames) from Woman's Journal and Suffrage News, Vol. 46, No. 21, May 22, 1915.

Uncle Sam prunes a tree marked "Liberty" growing in a pot marked "Equality." The tree blossoms into a map of the United States. Atop the map a caterpillar marked "Anti" [Anti-Suffrage] glares at Uncle Sam. A watering can marked "Justice," an insect-sprayer called "Logic," and large pruning shears marked "Education" and "Truth" rest near the base of the tree.

Caption reads: 
Uncle Sam: "Prune away Prejudice and these four States will blossom in November."

Creator

Ames, Blanche Ames

Source

M 9 Box 229 Adèle Goodman Clark papers, 1849-1978, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

Publisher

Woman's Journal and Suffrage News

Date

1915 May 22

Contributor

Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries

Rights

This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.

Notes

Learn more:

Wielding the Pen: Editorial Cartooning for Social Reform, Social Welfare History Image Portal 

Suffrage, Social Welfare History Image Portal 

Women cartoonists, Social Welfare History Image Portal 

Editorial cartoons, Social Welfare History Image Portal

Citation

Ames, Blanche Ames, “The Map Blossoms [editorial cartoon by Blanche Ames Ames],” Social Welfare History Image Portal, accessed March 29, 2024, https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/130.