Judge, 1915-06-12 · page 14 of 24
Judge — June 12, 1915 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This page contains three separate humorous pieces satirizing social conventions and changing mores of the era. The main cartoon, "Plunging Into Society," depicts a woman diving into water while a man floats passively nearby. The accompanying dialogue mocks the "new order" of women's independence. A woman lectures a man about modern etiquette: women no longer expect gentlemanly courtesies like having doors held open or handkerchiefs retrieved. She demands men treat women identically to other men—no special consideration. The satire targets both the woman's aggressive assertion of equality and the man's passive acceptance, suggesting anxiety about shifting gender roles and women's emerging independence. The diving figure visually reinforces the woman's bold, assertive posture. The other brief pieces ("Adam's Apple," "Nothing Lost," "Grilled") are short joke exchanges playing on wordplay and domestic absurdities, typical of Judge's humor magazine format. Overall, the page satirizes early-20th-century anxieties about women's liberation and changing social expectations.
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