Life, 1914-01-29 · page 14 of 40
Life — January 29, 1914 — page 14: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine satirizes two distinct issues: **Top section ("A Word to the Worm"):** Dr. Anna Shaw calls on suffragists to resist an income tax, arguing men should bear costs of their wives' millinery expenses. The satire mocks the argument that women's hat purchases justify denying them taxation representation—applying the "no taxation without representation" principle to challenge this logic. **Bottom cartoon ("Civic Progress"):** Officer Mulligan enforces public park "spooning" laws (laws against public displays of affection). The humor targets over-regulation and enforcement of morality laws, depicting rabbits being arrested for innocent behavior, suggesting such laws are absurdly excessive. Both pieces use satire to critique gender politics and excessive legal restrictions of the early 20th century.
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“i FEB * A Word to the Worm VOTES _ [' vis of Dr. Anna Shaw's call to all és suffragists to resist the income tax as- F WOMEN) sessor to the death, thus insisting upon the great principle of no taxation without representation, would it not be well for all men to combine against milliners? At present the majority of married men have to pay exorbitant prices for the im- ported models of hats their wives wear, and they have no adequate representation in any millinery establishment. Indeed, they don’t even dare step inside. This is all wrong and against the fundamental idea of our government as ordained, promulgated, fash- ioned and originated by our forefathers. Every milliner’s shop should have at least one man model, who will have the opportunity to try on everything and parade before the customers. At present American husbands pay enormous sums, variously estimated at from one to two hundred millions a year, for articles over which they have no control. No man is permitted to set the fashi. in women’s hats. If any man suggests that his wife is paying altogether too much for these articles he is promptly sat upon. Men of America, now is the time to rise up; no willow plumes, aigrettes, velvet spears, flower gardens, or jets without male representation! old red SPOONING on THese _ggounns FORBIDDEN CIVIC PROGRESS OFFICER MULLIGAN REPORTS THAT THE LAW REGARDING SPCONING IN THE PUBLIC PARKS IS BEING STRICTLY OBSERVED