Question

in this cartoon, what does the woman walking eastward symbolize?
a. women moving east to gain the right to vote
b. womens right to vote expanding from western states to eastern states
c. womens right to own property expanding from western states to eastern states
d. freedom and liberty expanding from western states to eastern states

Explanation:

The cartoon shows a woman (representing women's suffrage) walking eastward over the US map. Western states were early adopters of women's right to vote, and the expansion eastward symbolizes this right spreading from west to east. Option A is incorrect as it's about women moving, not the right's expansion. Option C is about property rights (not the focus here), and Option D is too general (focus is women's suffrage, not general freedom). So B matches the context of women's right to vote expanding geographically.

Answer:

B. Women's right to vote expanding from western states to eastern states