Judge — May 10, 1924 — page 3: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis This Judge magazine page from May 1924 features a cartoon titled "She rolls her own." The image shows two women with a large baby carriage, one pushing while the other guides it. The caption's double meaning is the joke: "rolling her own" refers to both literally propelling a baby carriage and the period slang phrase meaning a woman managing her own affairs independently—likely without male assistance or traditional social constraints. The cartoon appears to satirize 1920s women's increasing independence and autonomy, particularly post-suffrage (women gained voting rights in 1920). The exaggerated, almost absurd carriage suggests mild mockery of women taking control of their own lives, a contentious social topic during this era of changing gender roles.