Ann Telnaes uses streamlined, symbolic forms to highlight the plight of women in Afghanistan. The heavy ball and chain that shackles three Afghan women wearing burkas represents the power of the Taliban to limit their ability to move and be informed. Women in Afghanistan were particularly vulnerable targets at this time when U. S. forces were preparing to attack their country. A Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial cartoonist, Telnaes often draws attention to women’s issues around the world in her work.