A suggestion to the Buffalo Exposition; – Let us have a chamber of female horrors
Subject(s): Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906, Daughters of the American Revolution, Eddy, Mary Baker, 1821-1910, Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, 1830-1916, John Bull (Symbolic character), Lockwood, Belva Ann, 1830-1917, Loubet, Emile, 1838-1929, Nation, Carry Amelia, 1846-1911, Nicholas II, Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918, Pan-American Exposition, Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902, Uncle Sam (Symbolic character), Walker, Mary Edwards, 1832-1919, William II, German Emperor, 1859-1941, Women--Civil rights, Women--Suffrage
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Uncle Sam leads John Bull and a group of other world leaders down the center aisle between an exhibition of suffragettes and feminists on pedestals. Among the figures are “Mrs. Faith Healer,” “Woman Evangelist,” “Mrs. Lease” holding a large rake, and an elderly woman wearing a crown labeled “Queen of Holland Dames,” as well as one woman labeled “D.A.R.” Those identified are: “Dr. Mary Walker,” “Belva Lockwood,” “Susan B. Anthony,” “E. Cady Stanton,” “Mrs. Eddy Christian Scientist,” and “Carrie Nation of Kansas” holding a large ax.
Comments and Context
In this drawing, cartoonist Dalrymple takes aim at early feminists, temperance crusaders, and suffragettes, using the upcoming World Exposition at Buffalo as a setting. Five months later at this expo, President William McKinley was assassinated.
Collection
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
Creation Date
1901-04-03
Creator(s)
Period
Vice President of the United States (1901)
Repository
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Page Count
1
Record Type
Image
Resource Type
Rights
These images are presented through a cooperative effort between the Library of Congress and Dickinson State University. No known restrictions on publication.
Citation
Cite this Record
Chicago:
A suggestion to the Buffalo Exposition; – Let us have a chamber of female horrors. [April 3, 1901]. Library of Congress Prints and Photographs.
https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275827. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905. A suggestion to the Buffalo Exposition; – Let us have a chamber of female horrors. [3 Apr. 1901]. Image.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275827.
APA:
Dalrymple, Louis, 1866-1905., [1901, April 3]. A suggestion to the Buffalo Exposition; – Let us have a chamber of female horrors.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/digital-library/o275827.
Cite this Collection
Chicago:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University.
MLA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. February 26, 2026. https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
APA:
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs. Theodore Roosevelt Digital Library. Dickinson State University. Retrieved from https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/collection/library-of-congress-prints-and-photographs.
