On the bottom row, it features irresponsible men, with the words, “What a man may be, and yet not lose the vote.
From this we can see that women during 1912 were making rapid progress, in many professions, such as doctors and mayors, yet they were unable to vote.
On the other hand there were irresponsible men, such as convicts and lunatics, and yet they are still, appallingly, allowed to vote.
The source is making a point that a woman can be successful in a wide range of areas and yet ‘not have the vote’, and that a man can be a failure in many ways, and yet ‘not lose the vote’.
The women in the poster have jobs such as mayors, and nurses, which are all prestigious, respectable jobs. Below them are men who are drunkards, convicted criminals, and lunatics. It is intended to point out the injustice suffered by women at the hands of women.
It is intended to show us women’s views on being allowed to vote.
The poster can be shown to be a use of propaganda. The poster’s origin tells us that it may have come in a newspaper or card.
The poster is biased, as it was written by the women, to put their own, personal views across.
The main purpose of this poster, is to show how unjustly women were treated, and how unreasonable it was for them, not being allowed to vote.
This source provides a clear argument for women. It makes us acknowledge how unjustly they were treated, despite being highly respected, in contrast to a proportion of men.
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