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Few people know of Nina Allender, but they should. One of only a
handful of female political cartoonists in the early twentieth century, she
played a vital role in the women’s suffrage movement. Unafraid to criticize
powerful men and challenge the status quo, Allender was recruited by the famous
activist Alice Paul to be the “official cartoonist” of The Suffragist,
the weekly newspaper of the National Woman’s Party.
Between
1914 and 1927, Allender created nearly three hundred cartoons on suffrage and
women’s right. Her images of strong, confident, stylish women countered male
cartoonists’ portrayal of suffragists as ugly, nagging and unfeminine. Her
suffragist, known as “the Allender girl,” was viewed as the period’s ideal of
the modern female agitator. Her cartoons captured national attention and
influenced public opinion, leading to passage of the 19th Amendment and full
voting rights for women.
 

Nina Allender, Suffrage Cartoonist

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