Judge — April 15, 1922 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This is primarily a **portrait illustration** rather than a political cartoon. The image shows a woman in 1920s attire (loose dress, cloche hat) holding what appears to be a cigarette or similar object, titled **"Some Skirt."** The phrase "some skirt" was 1920s slang for an attractive young woman. This appears to be satirizing the **"New Woman" of the Jazz Age**—the flapper figure challenging Victorian social norms through smoking, drinking, and looser clothing and behavior. The artwork is credited to **Edna L. Crompton** (visible at bottom). Judge magazine, published April 15, 1922, used such imagery to comment on rapid social changes during the Prohibition and Jazz Age era, when traditional gender roles and propriety were being openly questioned by younger generations.