Judge — December 1, 1928 — page 1: what you’re looking at

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# "The Opposite Sex" - Judge Magazine Cover, December 1928 This cover illustrates a flapper woman (recognizable by her short hair, 1920s dress, and wings) sitting on a street corner at Fifth Avenue and 78th Street in New York City. She appears to be soliciting or engaging in street behavior, with a "One Way" traffic sign behind her suggesting ironic commentary on her "direction" or morality. The title "The Opposite Sex" satirizes changing gender dynamics during the Jazz Age. The cartoon critiques the new independence and visible public presence of 1920s women—their shorter skirts, bobbed hair, and social freedom—by depicting this flapper in a compromising urban scenario. It reflects conservative anxiety about women's liberation and sexual freedom during the Roaring Twenties.