Anne Bradstreet Political Cartoon Comparison

Woman's intense diligence in being a Mother while the Men are gone to work or any other engagement, has made woman more prudent to woman suffrage by standing up for their own prerogatives. In the political cartoon, a black and white scene is shown with a frantic man holding two weeping babies while the Mother is shown looking back with a smirk while walking out the door to a women's suffrage march. This shows how the man can not seem to take the tough work load that an every day mother can deal with; it's like a switch in roles. This compares to Anne Bradstreet because she is the caretaker of the family and is usually taking care of the children and the husband is always "walking out" but this cartoon puts things in an inverse perspective. Another detail in the cartoon is a sign hanging on the wall in the kitchen that says "Votes for Woman" and a banner on the bottom of the cartoon says "Election Day". This gives the message that this particular mother now has the right to vote and takes advantage of this because she feels like she has more of a duty and a say in politics then the typical working man does. As a mother, Anne Bradstreet wishes she could have a say in voting because I am sure she would go out and share her opinions like she does in her poems. Over all, woman are showing their power through voting for stronger roles outside the home.