Life — May 30, 1912 — page 10: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 1106 This page promotes **Life's Fresh Air Fund**, established in 1887 to send poor city children to a working farm (Brantville, Connecticut) for summer vacations. The left illustration shows a child experiencing rural pleasures—fishing and nature—contrasting with urban poverty. The right image, titled "Why Not Women?" depicts a woman pointing to a military recruitment poster ("Men Wanted for the Army and Navy"). The caption quotes: "For the female of the species is more deadly than the male"—a reference to Kipling's poem. This sardonically questions why women aren't recruited, likely during World War I when manpower shortages were critical. The juxtaposition suggests women deserve similar opportunities or recognition for service as men.