Life, 1915-04-15 · page 27 of 44
Life — April 15, 1915 — page 27: what you’re looking at
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This page satirizes early 20th-century gender roles and the "New Woman" movement. **"She Was His Real One"** mocks modern feminist aspirations. A woman confesses various "deceits"—wearing makeup, being extravagant, breaking promises—expecting rejection. Instead, the man's dealbreakers are entirely practical: Can she fix a tire? Drive an auto? Ride horseback? Attend a suffragist meeting or join a woman's club? When she answers "no" to all, he declares his love, implying that the "real" woman he wants is one who *hasn't* adopted modern, independent behaviors. **"Things You Hear Said"** presents snippets of gossip, with the final panel showing a couple in separate beds wondering if the other is awake—a subtle commentary on marital disconnection. **"Waiting Their Turn"** (top illustration) depicts women in a doctor's or professional's waiting room, likely satirizing women seeking modern opportunities. The satire targets both progressive women's aspirations and traditional male expectations—suggesting incompatibility between the sexes regarding modernity.
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She Was His Real One “T LOVE you!” As he spoke he looked at her passionately, until, with a voice trem- bling with courage, she said: “And yet I feel that there ought not to ve any mistake. I feel that I ought to tell you that I have not always heen just as you thought I was. There have been times when I have tipped my cheeks with colors, and some of my hair, well—” “I love you!” “Then there’s another thing. I crave admiration. 1 fear many of the qualities you have thought substantial in me are really artificial. I've de- ceived you in this respect.” “T love you!” “ Besides, I am not domestic. I'm terribly extravagant. and——" “T love you!” “I'm always behind hand. My promises, you know—well, I fear they are typically feminine, I never kept them.” He looked at her earnestly. “Can you put on a tire?” he asked “Oh, no.” “Or run an auto?” “No.” “Ride horseback?” And I can’t add, “Ever attend a suffragist meeting?” WAITING THEIR TURN “Dear me, no.” “Or belong to a woman's club?” “No.” “Exhibit a dog at the show or be a runner-up at golf or belong to the W. Cc. T. UL?" “ Never. He clasped her in his arms. “T don't care how far away from Tipperary you are,” he muttered; “I love you!” Mrs. Jones: Mr, Jones: sy es Things You Hear Said “TF he keeps on, he'll be a very wealthy man.” “Wasn't it fun-nee?” “T just wish you could have seen her! She had on——” “And I alw: a nice fellow! “What do you wife?” hought he was such usually tell your T WONDER IF JOHN'S AWAKE? I WONDER IF MARTHA’S AWA comicbooks.com