Judge — September 29, 1928 — page 9: what you’re looking at

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# "A Dream of Fair Women" This illustration from *Judge* magazine depicts a courtroom scene titled "A Dream of Fair Women." The cartoon shows a male judge or authority figure (depicted in heavy black ink, lower left) appearing to preside over or observe a group of elegantly dressed women in the upper portion of the image. The composition suggests a satirical commentary on women in legal or judicial contexts—likely mocking either women's exclusion from the judiciary or anxieties about female participation in law and governance. The "dream" framing implies this scenario is fantastical or absurd to the artist's contemporary audience. Without a visible date, the exact historical moment remains unclear, but the style suggests late 19th or early 20th-century concerns about women's expanding social and professional roles.