Life — May 28, 1914 — page 4: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The Elimination of Man" 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).