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Purification suffrage cartoon

'Purification'
First-wave feminists argued that women's votes would clean up politics. The man wears a badge with 'MHR' – Member of the House of Representatives – written on it.

Credit

Ashley Hunter, New Zealand Graphic, 18 November 1893

How to cite this page

Purification suffrage cartoon, URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/purification-suffrage-cartoon, (Manatū Taonga — Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated