Life, 1912-09-26 · page 12 of 48
Life — September 26, 1912 — page 12: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page contains a photographic scene titled "The Pastor Visits His Sunday-School Superintendent" at top, showing what appears to be a domestic interior visit. Below is a satirical cartoon depicting a divorce proceeding. A woman tells a judge "I want a divorce. My wife here is a suffragette." The judge responds "That is not sufficient cause," with a lengthy caption sarcastically listing the woman's wife's accomplishments: she's president of the D.A.R., secretary of the W.C.T.U., and various other organizations and causes. **The joke:** The satire mocks anti-suffrage arguments by showing a husband complaining his activist wife is "too accomplished"—implying that women's organizational and civic involvement is actually admirable, not grounds for divorce. It's pro-suffrage humor targeting those opposing women's rights. The page also includes "Life's Fresh Air Fund" donation acknowledgments.
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Life’s Fresh Air Fund uNp has been in oper- ation twent cars, Jn that 1 I expended $133,340.25 and has giv might in the country'to 33.737 Poor city chil ren. ions, which are ac- in this column. Previously acknowledeed $9,924.08 M. E. Wood. 10.00, rt of the proceeds of a small fair held by some little children at Fisher's Islard......-. 25.00 Clarence P. King. 10.00 Mary G. . $.00 wok Tt 25.00 Money by “Miss Hill and Miss Doris Lobi two little girls at Siasconset, Nan- tucket Island, Mass. e Julius, Pleth Ridgefield Basel Two seamless blue tubes. from Mr. J. A. Miller, Secretary of the Ruther: ford ‘Rubber Co.,’ Rutherford, N. J. Package of clothing, from Mrs A. ©. Lowell, Auburn, Cal, Barrel of “Gold Medal" flour, from Mr. F. G. Tyler, Manager of the Washburn: Crosby Co. Providerce, R. 1. Vegetables, from Mrs, Seeley, Ridgefield, Conn. Two Michel Co.. Milltow res, from Michelin Tire Judge: OX WMAT GrouNDs? “THAT IS NOT SUFFICIED A. R., VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE COLO? DAMES, SECRETARY OF THE W. C. 7. U., CRAND SACHEM OF THE KNIGHTETTES RIDGE CHAMPION OF THE Wort : YOUR DIVORCE 18 GRARTED.” Her husband: t WANT A mvoxce “MY WIFE HERE 1S A SUFFRAGETTE.” “ WELL—SHE’ A SPIRITUALIST, + = fe AL. A-——. comicbooksscom