Life — September 22, 1910 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 467 This page satirizes women's suffrage through multiple pieces. The top illustration titled "Trying Psycho-Physico Suggestions" depicts a woman attempting to influence a baby in a crib using pictures and artwork—likely mocking claims that women could exert subtle psychological influence if granted voting rights. "L'Envoi of the Suffrage" poem mockingly describes women voting procedures, suggesting women voters would be easily manipulated ("They shall have real ballots to vote with; though, of course, made pretty and small") and prone to fraud ("They shall vote three or four times over, and never get caught"). The "War" section presents arguments *for* wartime moral flexibility, appearing to contrast with suffrage arguments. "In Our Town" provides census data about New York's Jewish population—possibly linking immigration anxieties to suffrage debates, though the connection remains unclear.