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In this photograph, taken in Boone, Iowa on October 29, 1908, a suffrage parade made up of people carrying banners and flags passes by a large church. One banner held by a parade marcher reads: “Taxation Without Representation Is Tyranny. As True Now As In 1776.”
Transcript of Women's Suffrage Parade Banner
Source-Dependent Questions
- Look closely at this photo of a women's suffrage parade that took place in Boone, Iowa. What do you notice about the parade participants?
- One woman is holding a sign that says "Taxation without representation is tyranny - as true now as in 1776." Refer to the Votes for Women! The Woman's Reason document which also mentions taxation. What does "Taxation without representation is tyranny" mean?
- Women paid taxes just like men, but in what ways were they without representation?