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Judge — October 9, 1915 — page 1: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
# "All the World to Mother" - Judge Magazine, October 9, 1915 This cover illustration depicts a large globe being cradled by a woman's arms and held against her body, with a small child sitting atop it. The title "All the World to Mother" uses maternal imagery as metaphor. Published during World War I (while America remained officially neutral), this likely celebrates motherhood and protective femininity as universal values. The globe-as-child suggests either: idealization of mothers as nurturers of civilization, or commentary on maternal sacrifice during wartime when children were being sent to fight. The specific satirical intent—whether celebratory or critical of mothers' roles in war—remains unclear without additional context from Judge's editorial position in 1915.