Judge — January 18, 1913 — page 14: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This cartoon satirizes early 20th-century arguments about women's equality. A woman identified as "Miss Strong" plays golf while a man watches, establishing the setup for debate about gender capabilities. The caption quotes the man conceding that "nowadays women may be our mental equals, but you must admit man's immense physical superiority." The cartoon appears to mock this claim by depicting Miss Strong actively engaged in sports—golf specifically—suggesting women possess physical capability contrary to the man's assertion. The satire targets the common argument that while women might match men intellectually, they remained physically inferior. By showing a woman confidently playing golf alongside others at what appears to be a public venue, Judge ridicules this gendered distinction about physical prowess.