Life, 1910-03-17 · page 7 of 36
Life — March 17, 1910 — page 7: what you’re looking at
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This cartoon satirizes a woman's anxieties about her husband's political involvement during an election season. The illustration shows a military or political figure leaving home while his wife waves goodbye, saying "My goodness, but I'll be glad when election is over." The joke targets wives of politically active men who must endure their husbands' intense campaign schedules and related domestic disruptions. The woman appears exhausted by the electoral process—not from voting rights concerns, but from the practical inconvenience of her husband's absence during campaigning. The surrounding text ("Jack Says") offers misogynistic commentary about women voters and gender roles, typical of this era's satirical magazine humor. The cartoon mocks both political campaigns and domestic life through the "husbandette's" perspective.
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Jack Says Te every nice lady-voter will try to elect her husband President. That happiness is health, That it takes a big man to be a big coward. That every true son of Adam likes apple pie. a by-product of That a man must be very religious to be a skeptic. That it's only the things which don’t concern us that we truly understand. That it's only the good man who ver has a bad conscience. Ethel Claire. , indeed. She's two-faced, fore-handed, and five fect."’ THE HUSBANDETTE A Maiden’s Prayer (1910) MAY develop eloquence, Drop petticoat for bloomer ; Or, scorning sham and saving pence, Bar costume and costumer : But Heaven grant me recompense— A trace of saving common-sense, A grain or two of humor. “MY GOODNESS, BUT 1/LL BE GLAD WHEN ELECTION 18 OVER" comicbooks.com