Life — July 19, 1917 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Analysis of Life Magazine Page 91 **The Main Illustration** ("The Willowbys' Ward") depicts a domestic scene where a professor consults an architect about building plans, while women observe. This appears to satirize wartime gender dynamics. **"Men and Women in War"** argues that communities must reorganize women's roles during wartime. The text insists men must lead strategic planning while women execute tasks under male direction—framing this as "mutual service" where women's "initiative" will emerge under stress, and their contributions will win the war. **"The Selfish Woman"** is a poem by Evelyn Louise Evcrett criticizing women who prioritize personal beauty and vanity over wartime duties. **The Context**: This reflects WWI-era debates about women's wartime responsibilities while maintaining traditional male authority and female subordination.