Life, 1914-05-28 · page 4 of 44
Life — May 28, 1914 — page 4: what you’re looking at
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This satirical cartoon mocks early 20th-century feminist activism. The illustration shows figures climbing atop a globe while carrying signs advocating for women's causes (including "Vote for Women"). Some figures appear to be falling or tumbling off the sphere's surface, suggesting chaos or instability. The accompanying text sarcastically announces that *Life* magazine's next issue will feature a "Feminist Number" supposedly revealing "the true secret of woman's future" and "the elimination of the male and the apotheosis of woman." The tone is mocking and dismissive—presenting feminist ambitions as absurd or threatening to established order. This reflects the anti-suffrage and anti-feminist sentiment common in American satirical publications during the women's suffrage movement era (early 1900s-1920).
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Copr. Life Pub. Co. The Elimination of Man Is quietly going on. Soon there will be no more of these horrid creatures left. Next week’s LIFE, the Feminist Number, in accordance with the highest ideals of journalism, contains all the latest misinformation about the great movement for the elimination of the male and the apotheosis of woman. With charity to- wards nobody and malice towards all, this in- tensely radiant number reveals the true secret of woman’s future. As usual the marvelously low price of ten cents will be charged for this splendid vindication of woman. Next Week. g/ Ie Vv oh Enclosed find One Dol lar (Canadian $1.13, Foreign $1.26)-" Send Lire for three months to Open only to new subscribers; no subscription renewed at this rate. LIFE, 17 West 31st Street, New York “a One Year $5.00, (Canadian $5.52, Foreign $6.04) comicbooks.com