Suffs

June 5th, 1913.

Our first meeting with President Wilson!

You know, at Bryn Mawr, I used to teach the class for ladies.

Right.

Mr.

President, it's an honor.

We'd like to speak with you about votes for women.

Ladies, you have my utmost admiration

But as a man of my word

I must honor the promises of my campaign

Currency revision and, uh…

Tariff reform, sir.

Oh, yes.

Tariff reform

Issues affecting all Americans.

Well, Mr.

President... -

Here she goes

Governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed.

Such a bright young girl.

So do you not understand

Your administration has no right to legislate tariff

Or any other reform without the consent of women?

Forgive me, ladies.

I'm afraid I have no opinion on the merits of the subject, as it's entirely new to me.

We'll be glad to educate you.

"Sir."

Sir.

This will receive my most careful consideration

April 6th, 1914.

Another excuse from President Wilson.

Forgive me, ladies, the economy

August 8th, 1914.

Forgive me, ladies, Congress

May 12th, 1915.

Forgive me, ladies, Lusitania

June 1st, 1916.

Tariff reform!

Hold on.

Sir, you said that exact same thing three years ago.

My, how the time flies!

You're right, indeed, it is an election year again

I must turn my concern to earning the votes

Of the country's people once more

But perhaps I'll put in a good word for suffrage

in my campaign speeches this summer

Excellent.

We'd love to draft that language with you.

My chief of staff will escort you to the door

And, Dudley, won't you give them a tour?

Now, take care

Ladies

But, Carrie, the president promised us this months ago.

He's already been to five major cities, and he hasn't mentioned suffrage a single time, so we had to make him feel the heat somehow.

By heckling his speech at the opera house?

Carrie, it's getting late!

Come upstairs!

We are heading out.

You're leaving?

Alice, it's Friday night.

I'm going home to make a baby with Eugene.

Miss Paul?

Here's the best part.

The penalty was only a one-dollar fine, and our photograph was on every front page this morning.

Do you know what this is?

A cost-effective advertisement?

What?

Oh, and Alice, while you were out earlier, William Parker called again.

Um, who is that?

Sorry, Carrie.

I'll call you back.

Is this a gentleman caller?

He was in our graduating class.

He's intelligent, adorable, and enamored with Alice.

He can recite the original Magna Carta from memory.

Which is unfortunately very attractive to me.

Has he proposed?

Oh!

Several times.

She doesn't say yes, but she doesn't say no, either.

It's all very Jo March and Laurie.

Ah!

He only really proposed that one time... at my family's farm.

Oh, you love him.

Here is the telephone number.

I am merely the messenger.

Goodbye.

You don't have to be a Suff every second of the day, you know.