Life — March 23, 1916 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 516 **Top Cartoon**: Shows a woman in fashionable dress keeping a man waiting. The caption "Great Cats! That's Like a Woman! She's Kept Me Waiting Forty Days" satirizes gender stereotypes about female punctuality and fashion preoccupation. The man's exasperation reflects early 20th-century social humor about dating and courtship frustrations. **Bottom Cartoon**: Depicts a doctor discussing a "compulsory examination" with a patient, captioned about preventing "hard times for a great many doctors." This appears to satirize mandatory medical examinations—likely military or public health screenings—suggesting such requirements would reduce doctors' business from preventable illnesses. Both cartoons use period-typical social commentary about gender relations and medical/bureaucratic practices.