Judge — July 17, 1915 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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# "The Lady Who Stayed Put" This cartoon from *Judge* magazine satirizes immigration and class attitudes of the early 20th century. The three panels show the same scene with different social groups at what appears to be a dock or emigration point. The title "The Lady Who Stayed Put" suggests the joke centers on a woman's stationary position amid changing surroundings. The artwork contrasts elegantly dressed upper-class figures with working-class immigrants and laborers. The repetition of the woman's presence across panels—while crowds of different social types rotate around her—appears to mock either xenophobic attitudes toward newcomers or the perceived immobility of established American society during periods of mass immigration. The satire likely critiques social anxiety about demographic change.