Judge — May 17, 1924 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "Well—If You Must Have Girls Heads!" This *Judge* magazine cover from May 17, 1924, satirizes the fashionable bobbed hairstyles of the 1920s. The illustration shows numerous women's faces displaying variations of the "bob"—the short, chin-length haircut that shocked conservative society during this era. The caption's resigned tone ("Well—If You Must") suggests generational tension: older Americans viewed bobbed hair as scandalous and unfeminine, associated with the independent "flapper" culture and women's changing social roles post-suffrage. The crowded composition emphasizes how ubiquitous the style had become, making it an object of both mockery and inevitability. The satire targets not the women themselves, but societal hand-wringing over this symbol of female liberation and modernity.