Judge, 1916-02-26 · page 22 of 28
Judge — February 26, 1916 — page 22: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes opposition to women's suffrage through an article titled "The Modern Woman: Suffrage Facts and Fancies" by Anna Cadogan Fitz. The piece uses irony and sarcasm to mock anti-suffrage arguments. The satire highlights the absurdity of claims that voting would harm women or society. It references Lord Kitchener's purported 1910 comment that American co-education caused illegitimacy—presenting this as ridiculous fearmongering. The final section mockingly describes 5,000 New York women voting in 1913, emphasizing the "darkness" and "frightful" polling places men claimed would corrupt female virtue. The punchline: nothing catastrophic happened. Officials even held umbrellas for women in the rain—chivalry persisted despite predictions of moral collapse. The satire's point: suffrage opponents used exaggerated danger claims when historical evidence (American co-education, actual voting) proved women could participate in public life without social disaster. The rest of the page is period product advertising (pipes, liquor, weapons), typical for Judge magazine.
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