Anti-Suffrage Ad from The Iowa Homestead, May 25, 1916

    In this May 25, 1916 advertisement printed in The Iowa Homestead, the Iowa Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage argues that woman suffrage will directly lead to both higher taxes and the drowning out of the rural vote because of a doubled city vote.
    Courtesy of State Historical Society of Iowa, 25 May 1916

    Description

    This advertisement, printed in The Iowa Homestead on May 25, 1916, was funded by the Iowa Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage. The organization argues that women's suffrage would directly lead to both higher taxes and the drowning out of the rural vote because of a doubled city vote. The ad was published just over a week before the June 5,1916, vote held in Iowa to add a women's suffrage amendment to the Iowa constitution, which ultimately failed. 

    Transcript of Anti-Suffrage Ad from The Iowa Homestead

    Source-Dependent Questions

    • Does this advertisement support women's suffrage? What evidence from the source supports your answer?
    • Who is the intended audience of this advertisement?
    • What is the message the Iowa Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage communicating in this advertisement?
    • Compare this document to the Votes for Women! The Woman's Reason. Both documents address taxation but how is the message different?
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