18thVirginia
Major
- Joined
- Sep 8, 2012
Somewhere in my memorabilia, I have two political cartoons that I've saved for years. One relates to my own family background, showing a moonshiner standing in front of a still, fending off revenooers, proclaiming "This is where I keep my snail darters."
Political cartooning came of age during the Civil War. The cartoons could be funny, tragic and disquieting, but all were a vehicle for political satire. Recently, I came across a couple of cartoons that featured women and thought it might be interesting to see how women or the feminine figure was portrayed by cartoonists of the era. These are only political cartoons or those featured in newspapers and some of them you may have already seen. If you have a favorite from the Civil War about women, by all means add it to the thread.
Political cartooning came of age during the Civil War. The cartoons could be funny, tragic and disquieting, but all were a vehicle for political satire. Recently, I came across a couple of cartoons that featured women and thought it might be interesting to see how women or the feminine figure was portrayed by cartoonists of the era. These are only political cartoons or those featured in newspapers and some of them you may have already seen. If you have a favorite from the Civil War about women, by all means add it to the thread.
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