Judge, 1917-10-06 · page 18 of 28
Judge — October 6, 1917 — page 18: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page combines **advertising** with **pro-suffrage editorial content**, revealing the magazine's mixed messaging about women. The dominant W.L. Douglas shoe advertisement presents a paternalistic image: a woman admiring shoes while a man (presumably Douglas) watches approvingly. The ad emphasizes consumer protection and standardized pricing—framing shoe-buying as a rational, protected activity suitable for women. By contrast, the right column—"The Modern Woman: Suffrage Facts and Fancies"—advocates for women's voting rights across America. It mocks male politicians who oppose suffrage while praising women like Representative Jeannette Rankin. The Nebraska legislator's quote ("woman drop from her lofty pinnacle") is satirized when women gain voting victories anyway. **The irony**: Judge simultaneously depicts women as consumers needing male protection (the shoe ad) while celebrating women's political empowerment (the suffrage column). This reflects early-1910s American ambivalence: willing to sell products to women and acknowledge their growing independence, yet still uncomfortable granting full political equality.
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L.DOUGLAS: “ THE SHOE THAT HOLDS ITS SHAPE" $3 $350 $4 $450 $5 $6 $7 wh You Can Save Moneyby Wearing 5; nN W. L. Douglas Shoes. The Best Known Shoes in the World. 3 Si W: L. Douglas name and the retail price is stamped on the bottom of every pair of shoes at the factory. The value is guar- anteed and the wearer protected against high prices for inferior shoes. The retail prices are the same everywhere. They cost no more in San Francisco than they do in New York. They are always worth the price paid for them. The quality of W. L. Douglas product is guaranteed by more than 40 years experience in making fine shoes. The ~ Best intdeWornd smart styles are the leaders in the fashion $3 $2.5) $2 centresof America. Theyare made ina well-equipped factory at Brockton, Mass., by the highest paid, skilledshoemakers, under the direction and supervision of experienced men, all working with an honest determination to make the best shoes forthe pncethatmoney canbuy. BEWARE OF FRAUD. None genuine untess L. Douglas name and. the retail. price te stamped onthe bottom. TAKE NO SUBSEITUTE For sale by over 9000 shoe dealers and 105 W. L. Douglas stores in the large cities. If not convenient to call at W. L. Douglas store, ask your local dealer for W. L. Douglas shoes. If he cannot supply you, take no other make. Write for booklet, showing how to order shoes by mail, postage free. BOYSSHOES W. L. Douglas learned how to design, draft and shoes, also gained valuable retail shoe store experience in Golden City, Colo. CAUTION — Be sure the price stamped on the bot- tom has not been erased or raised. w. DOUGLAS SHOE 35 Spark Sta Brockton, Mase. ‘““FILM FUN” The Only Humorous Magazine of the Movies a, | Three months’ trial sub- Any one interested in Full of pictures and funny scenarios. stamps or coin. scription for 25 cents, motion pictures will find it delightful reading. | ——. FILM FUN Brunswick Building, New York City JubG THE MODERN WOMAN Suffrage Facts and Fancies By ANNA CADOGAN ETZ We Ask You This ALL over New York State women are murmuring in the voter's ear: “Nineteen states let women vote. Why not New York? Eight million other women in this country can vote. What's the matter with u: Bands, fireworks, parades, loud demand- ing, all such obstreperous doings are all cut out in the Empire State in favor of the low, beseeching murmur. If the New York voter who declares himself shocked to the soles of his boots by the antics of a few ultra radical suffragists about the White House, denies also the plea of the thousands of quiet pleaders in New York State, then how, may we ask, are women to behave to secure the vote which is known of all men as the very base of citizenship? Suffrage Snapshots By IDA HUSTED HARPER 2PRESENTATIVE Jeannette Rankin told the Minnesota Legislature not long ago that if Eastern men were not careful they would be ruled by Western women instead of their own women. She can’t make Eastern men believe their wo- men won't do any ruling until they get the Lallot. “NEVE ZR,” shouted the Nebraska legis- lator, “can I see woman drop from her lofty pinnacle to the level of a common politician.” Then he heard something drop, but it was not a woman coming down to his level—it was the vote of three to one in favor of the bill for woman suffrage. 2 THE German imperial clothing commit" tee has issued a decree that the styles in woman’s clothes cannot be allowed to change every six months. A little sliver of that kind of autocracy wouldn't be a bad thing for the United States, but it would be hard on the men who are responsible for the styles. 2 2 A WOMAN in the jury box is a favorite scarecrow of the anti-suffragists. An interesting spectacle was staged in a New York courtroom recently, when_ twelve jurymen looked solemnly on while eight young women paraded before them for 2 verdict. as to whether the firm’s shirt- waists which they wore were a good of a bad fit. Thus was the law justified that only voters must sit on juries and only men must vote. 2 T was a New York Judge who wamed women lawyers against dressing too well in the court room and using “feminine wiles” to win their cases, It’s queer how the stronger sex has to be constantly protected comicbooks.com