The Woman Who Dared

Item

Title
The Woman Who Dared
Description
Visual Description: A cartoon showing a man-like Susan B. Anthony wearing top hat and spurs, standing in front of a policewoman, man holding baby, man holding basket of food, and crowd of women parading and campaigning for equality. The top hat that she is wearing is very large and centered, which is meant to be Uncle Sam's iconic hat. The title "The Woman Who Dared" refers to Susan B. Anthony herself. The men in the background are supposed to be shown doing stereotypical women's jobs and work from the time.
Additional Information: This poster was published to the Daily Graphic and it portrays a specific event that occurred. In 1872, Susan B. Anthony attempted to vote in which she was successful. Although her vote was casted, she was fined and put on trial for this. The image shown on the poster is from 10 days before she went to trial.
Date
1873-06-05
Creator
Wust, Thomas
Publisher
The Daily Graphic, v. 1, no. 81 (1873 June 5)
Source
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/95512461/
Identifier
A cartoon of Susan B. Anthony campaigning and parading for equality.
Site pages
In Real Life