We Can’t Digest the Scum

We Can’t Digest the Scum

The “We Can’t Digest the Scum” political cartoon was created by Billy Ireland on March 4, 1919. There is a tall, slender man, known as Uncle Sam, who is a symbol of America. Uncle Sam is seen leaning over a giant sizzling pot with a ladle in his hand. The pot is...

Woodrow Wilson Priming the Prosperity Pump

Woodrow Wilson Priming the Prosperity Pump  was by Clifford. K Berryman in 1914. The cartoon shines light on the Federal Reserve Act, which has garnered mixed opinions by scholars and historians since its inception. In order to understand this cartoon, it is important...

Curb on Child Labor Filling Schoolhouses

Curb on Child Labor Filling Schoolhouses After the Civil War, industry began to boom, and with an increase in industry, there was a need for an increase in workers. This meant children as young as 10 could be working in retail stores, industries, or even farms....

Can’t You Trust Her?

This piece was made on July 30, 1915, by an unknown author. It is a political cartoon that was made in favor of the suffragist movement. In order to understand the cartoon, it is important to know about Women’s Suffrage. Women’s Suffrage was a movement that was...

President Woodrow Wilson’s Fourteen Points

In January of 1918, amidst the First World War, President Woodrow Wilson addressed Congress in one of the most historic speeches of that time period. Wilson’s address proposed a blueprint for achieving a peaceful world; he called it “The Fourteen Points.” He proposed...