Original early 1900's Edwardian comic anti-suffrage postcard of cats "We don't care it we never have the vote" (early cat meme), posted in 1909 ,

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Cat images were common in anti-suffragette propaganda and were supposed to show suffragettes as 'fluffy' - frivolous and silly and not suited to political were also seen in the 1900's as feminine and domestic beings, further emphasising that women should be at home doing domestic chores. Postcard by London. See Alamy ref: 2AR64GE for reverse of this postcard.

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Size: 6899px × 4536px
Location: Posted from Leigh on Sea, Essex, England, UK
Photo credit: © ThislifeThen / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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