Life, 1901-03-07 · page 19 of 20
Life — March 7, 1901 — page 19: what you’re looking at
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The main cartoon depicts a domestic scene satirizing gender roles and appetite. A well-dressed woman stands while a young boy sits; the caption shows the mother wishing the cook would prepare her lunch "instead of doing" housework. The boy responds that the cook shouldn't change because "she's got a better appetite than you and she puts more in." The satire targets early 1900s assumptions about women: the mother is portrayed as having less appetite and being less practical than both the cook (a working-class woman) and even the child. It mocks upper-class femininity as delicate or weak compared to working-class women's robustness. The page is primarily **advertisements**—Ramona and Athena sugar wafers, Nestór cigarettes, van Houten's cocoa, White Rock water, Boston garters, and investment services. These ads reflect consumer culture of the period.
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