Life — December 24, 1914 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Political Satire Analysis: Life Magazine Page 1152 **Main Article: "Awake, Woman! Arise!"** Francis Griberson argues in the *International* that women's suffrage represents psychological awakening after centuries of unconsciousness. The author mocks this comparison, suggesting women have been in a "long psychological slumber" like Sleeping Beauty—but will be awakened by "the Princesses of Twentieth-Century Feminism" rather than romantic rescue. The satire targets both suffragists' grand rhetoric and dismissive attitudes toward women's political consciousness. **Secondary Humor Items:** "Liberty" depicts a boy ordering a "ptomaine cocktail" (food poisoning joke). "Spug" offers brief satirical advice on proper etiquette. The "Purrholi" cartoon shows a mother cat with a kitten. The page reflects early 20th-century American attitudes toward women's suffrage—simultaneously mocking both feminist activists and those resistant to women's political participation.