Life, 1918-02-14 · page 38 of 40
Life — February 14, 1918 — page 38: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This is primarily **advertising**, not satire. The page promotes "The Delineator" magazine's March issue and a story in "The Delineator" about Russia's "Battalion of Death"—an actual all-female combat unit that fought in World War I. The image shows a **female Russian soldier** in military uniform with rifle and bayonet, representing these women combatants. The accompanying text poses rhetorical questions designed to intrigue readers: "Is it right for women to go to war?" and "How did German marksmen feel when they knew their bullets were sinking into women's flesh?"—emphasizing the novelty and emotional impact of female soldiers. The ad promises "personal interviews with the girl warriors themselves" and "original photographs," positioning the story as groundbreaking journalism by war correspondent William G. Shepherd. The appeal is to readers' curiosity about this historically unprecedented phenomenon rather than to political satire.
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