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# "Boy Wanted" - Judge Magazine, March 6, 1920 This illustration depicts a fashionable 1920s woman operating a phonograph (early record player). The caption "Boy Wanted" suggests satirical commentary on post-WWI social dynamics. The likely meaning: the young woman represents the "modern" flapper emerging in the 1920s—independent, entertainment-focused, and perhaps indifferent to traditional courtship. Her animated pose suggests she's absorbed in the phonograph's music rather than seeking male companionship, contradicting the caption's claim that she "wants a boy." The satire probably mocks either changing gender relations, women's newfound independence after the war, or the disconnect between what modern women claimed to want versus their actual behavior and interests. The phonograph—a cutting-edge technology—emphasizes the modernity of this new female type.