Life — February 20, 1913 — page 1: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Ancient History This is the cover of Life magazine's "Husbandette's Number" from February 20, 1913. The circular illustration depicts five women in classical Greek or Roman dress, gathered together under an umbrella. The style and clothing suggest they're meant to represent ancient female figures or goddesses. The "Ancient History" caption at the bottom appears to be the joke's framing. Given the issue's theme ("Husbandette's Number"), this likely satirizes women's roles—suggesting that traditional domestic femininity or wifehood is "ancient history," or conversely, mocking contemporary women's changing roles by treating modern husbandettes as if they're classical relics. The exact satirical angle remains somewhat unclear without additional context from the issue's contents.