"The Sifter" Politicians put through the sieve of the 19th Amendment (1920)
"All the Little Antis Fall Through"
From: The Woman Patriot Sept 25, 1920
Description: "The Sifter" sorts pro-suffrage and anti-suffrage politicians through the sieve of the 19th Amendment. In this cartoon, the suffrage legislators are doomed to political extinction. Tumbling to the ground are such famous men as President Woodrow Wilson, future President Warren G. Harding, former President William Howard Taft, and future Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes.
Historical Note: The 19th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution granted women the right to vote. When the Tennessee General Assembly passed the ratification resolution on August 18, 1920, it gave the amendment the 36th and final state necessary for ratification. Suffragists and anti-suffragists lobbied furiously to secure votes during that intense summer in Nashville. The ratification resolution passed easily in the Tennessee State Senate on August 13, but the House of Representatives was deadlocked. When young Harry T. Burn of Niota changed his vote to support ratification of the 19th Amendment, he broke a tie in the House of Representatives and made history. Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) was president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). She came to Nashville during the summer of 1920 to support the efforts of Tennessee suffragists. Her leadership was a key factor in Tennessee becoming the "Perfect 36," the state that put the 19th Amendment over the top.
Giving the ‘little woman’ the right to vote. Daring wasn’t it? And if we can, we’ll probably help to save this manhandled Union.