This is my weapon in distress
“Here in the voting booth I stand
And clench my ballot in my hand;
This is my weapon in distress,
This is my shield of righteousness;
Today my stature is as great
As any Eastern potentate,
And this, my summons, proudly given,
Controls the powers of hell and heaven.”
Maxwell Anderson, 1920
Image: Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper, 1920 – via “Women’s Suffrage and the Media“
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