Life, 1905-09-21 · page 5 of 26
Life — September 21, 1905 — page 5: what you’re looking at
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This satirical piece depicts a social situation about marriage and jealousy. The cartoon shows a young woman in an elaborate dress asking an older man (identified as "Professor Osgam, the celebrated all-around scientist") about marrying a college girl, with onlookers observing. The accompanying story presents a dialogue between wives about managing husbands' jealousy. One wife counsels that a wise woman should conceal her jealousy and maintain her husband's love and respect through discretion and absence of suspicion. The humor appears to target Victorian-era gender dynamics and marital advice—specifically, the expectation that women should suppress their own feelings to maintain domestic harmony. The "Professor" reference suggests the satirization of pseudo-scientific justifications for such advice.
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