Judge, 1913-08-09 · page 18 of 24
Judge — August 9, 1913 — page 18: what you’re looking at
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This page contains a satirical poem celebrating women's suffrage, a major political movement of the early 20th century. The verse depicts a suffragette parade with marching women on horseback, wearing divided skirts, described as "pretty girls" maintaining orderly lines while promoting "Vote for women." The satire operates on multiple levels: it mocks both suffragettes (portraying them as vain and seeking the presidency) and male opposition (depicting men as dismissive, smoking and joking while women march). The poem's closing couplet about potentially "running a girl for President" reads as absurdist exaggeration meant to ridicule the movement's ambitions. The accompanying prose joke, "How the Term Originated," uses Adam and Eve to mock women's emotionality, suggesting the term "Dewy Eve" derives from Eve's constant crying—a crude sexist punchline conflating women with irrationality. This reflects Judge's conservative editorial stance opposing women's suffrage, using humor to delegitimize the movement while appearing merely playful rather than serious.
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