One of the central issues associated with the first wave of the women 's movement is women 's suffrage. Suffragists used multiple platforms to spread their message and to advocate for their rights. "I Wonder If It Is Really Becoming" is a political cartoon that was created with the intention to further the suffrage movement, and to inspire women to fight for their right to vote. The creator of this document took her stance in a bold, compelling way. Therefore, the author of this document successfully achieved her goal of creating an attention grabbing and inspirational political cartoon. It is obvious that the author of this document was female from her use of the term "we" when inequalities experienced by women were referred to . It can be
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For example, the men in the cartoon are depicted as giving the woman quizzical glances, which represents the idea that it was unbecoming for women to be opinionated, especially in a public setting. Also, the woman herself is depicted as having a mischievous grin, which indicates that she herself was aware that she was breaking gender norms by openly advocating for the rights of herself and her fellow women. This observation is further supported by the title which reads "I Wonder If It 's Really Becoming?", which indicates that the author herself is questioning whether or not it is truly womanly for women to take on a more active presence in the public sphere . The belief that women were supposed to be demure, was most likely in place because the world had always viewed women as belonging to the private sphere as well as to their husbands. During that time women had very little legal rights and limited opportunities to provide for themselves outside of marriage. As such, the idea of women being equal to men would have been deemed preposterous since women were always seen as secondary to men prior to this time. Therefore, the document reveals much about the opinion of women at the time of its creation, and the many barriers that women had to overcome in order to obtain
For example, the men in the cartoon are depicted as giving the woman quizzical glances, which represents the idea that it was unbecoming for women to be opinionated, especially in a public setting. Also, the woman herself is depicted as having a mischievous grin, which indicates that she herself was aware that she was breaking gender norms by openly advocating for the rights of herself and her fellow women. This observation is further supported by the title which reads "I Wonder If It 's Really Becoming?", which indicates that the author herself is questioning whether or not it is truly womanly for women to take on a more active presence in the public sphere . The belief that women were supposed to be demure, was most likely in place because the world had always viewed women as belonging to the private sphere as well as to their husbands. During that time women had very little legal rights and limited opportunities to provide for themselves outside of marriage. As such, the idea of women being equal to men would have been deemed preposterous since women were always seen as secondary to men prior to this time. Therefore, the document reveals much about the opinion of women at the time of its creation, and the many barriers that women had to overcome in order to obtain