Judge, 1895-06-01 · page 3 of 16
Judge — June 1, 1895 — page 3: what you’re looking at
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# Analysis of Judge Magazine Page 347 This page satirizes late-19th-century women's suffrage and gender equality debates. **"Judge's Favorites" (top left):** Photos a woman labeled "Viola Allen," likely the actress, presented as exemplifying traditional feminine beauty and grace. **"Theory and Practice" (center):** Mocks the contradiction between suffragists' rhetoric and reality. Mrs. Dorset lectures about women's "social equality," while Mrs. Cadwallader admits she'll only support it if her husband approves—exposing women's actual dependence despite equality talk. **"That Accounts for It" (top right):** A woman's masculine demeanor is humorously "explained" by her mixed ancestral heritage (half male, half female ancestors). **"The Coming Woman" (bottom):** Depicts a dystopian future where female dominance has reversed traditional gender roles, with a woman firing her "pretty" male secretary. The cartoons mock both suffragists and anti-suffragists, treating gender equality as absurd.
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Photo. by Sarony. JUDGE'S FAVORITES, VIOLA ALLEN. ‘Thee have I seen in many masks and faces, Vet ever known ‘That more than all thy mimic smiles and graces Were still thine own. Of many names, the one for thee most meet Tithing 1s Dudeée, for that name means sweet / THEORY AND PRACTICE, Mrs. Dorcas ~* Our league of emancipated women is going tv have a lecture on the social equality of the sex. You must be sure to come.” Mrs. Cobwigger —“ Certainly, my dear. 1 shall bring Miss Smith with me, as she believes in social THAT ACCOUNTS FOR IT. equality.” d Mrs. Dorcas —" Not for the world. You know — 4° you account for it sat . Epitu—"'T se it is hereditary. Half of stors les and the other half shen eine" emote suppose it is hereditary. Half of my ancestors were males and the other Brie —“' Ordinarily you appear real womanly, Edith, but sometimes rather masculine. How A TRAGEDY OF THE FUTURE. THE HUSUAND (behind the screen)—"* That type-writer boy is altogether too pretty will make Bella discharge him.” comicbooks.com