Linked Together By the Law [suffrage postcard by May Wilson Preston]
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Title
Linked Together By the Law [suffrage postcard by May Wilson Preston]
Description
Oversized postcard illustrated by May Wilson Preston, 1911 (signed).
Image Description:
Editorial cartoon captioned, "LINKED TOGETHER BY THE LAW" shows a convict, a woman, a child, and an intellectually disabled man standing in a row, shackled together. The balls at the end of the chains that bind them read "The Law."
On the card's reverse:
"In Virginia all citizens are allowed to vote except criminals, idiots, insane people, and women and children."
Image Description:
Editorial cartoon captioned, "LINKED TOGETHER BY THE LAW" shows a convict, a woman, a child, and an intellectually disabled man standing in a row, shackled together. The balls at the end of the chains that bind them read "The Law."
On the card's reverse:
"In Virginia all citizens are allowed to vote except criminals, idiots, insane people, and women and children."
Source
M 9 Box 55 Adèle Goodman Clark papers, 1849-1978, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
Date
after 1911
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
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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
Suffrage in the South: The Poll Tax, Social Welfare History Project
Suffrage in the South Part II: The One Party System, Social Welfare History Project
Collection
Citation
“Linked Together By the Law [suffrage postcard by May Wilson Preston],” Social Welfare History Image Portal, accessed December 21, 2024, https://images.socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/items/show/1.