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# Life Magazine, May 12, 1892 - "Not a Foolish Virgin" This cartoon depicts a dialogue about education and courtship. Two well-dressed women walk with a dog near the Capitol building, discussing whether youth should marry based on love or wisdom/experience. The "Boston Aunt" argues that despite being older, her university position commands respect. The "Frivolous Girl" responds that learning matters less than practical experience in marriage. The "D.A." (likely a society matron) asks which should take priority, and the "F.G." concludes that "folly and youth" must yield to "wisdom and experience." The satire targets contemporary debates about women's education, marriage eligibility, and gender roles in the 1890s—specifically mocking the tension between educated, unmarried older women and younger women pursuing matrimony over intellectual achievement.
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VOLUME XIX. NEW YORK, MAY 12, 1892. NUMBER 489. Entered at the New York Post Office as Second-Class Mail Matter, Copyright, 2892, by Mrrcwmit & Mitier. CAMs LE Svm. sal erste): Dlastrat. Ner- NOT A FOOLISH VIRGIN. The Boston Aunt: HE MAY BE A LITTLE OLDER THAN YOU, BUT RE- MEMBER HIS POSITION IN THE UNIVERSITY. The Frivolous Girl: \1’s So USE TALKING, AUNTIE. THERE 1S TOO MUCH LEARNING AND EXPERIENCE, The B. A.: Good HEAVENS, CHILD! WHAT DO YOU PREFER TO MARRY, FoLLy ? The F. G.: YES; FOLLY AND YOUTH, THE WISDOM AND EXPERIENCE ARE SURE TO OVERTAKE US. comicbooks.com