A Joseph Keppler cartoon for Puck magazine in 1885, when New York considered a bill presented as protecting freedom of worship, but which critics saw as giving authority to one group, in this case the Catholic Church. The female figure campaigns for "tolerance," "knowledge," and "equality." The child would be from the orphanage on Randalls Island in New York City. Library of Congress photo
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