Life — July 10, 1919 — page 12: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "The New Regime" — Life Magazine Satire This page satirizes a female U.S. President addressing Congress about women's suffrage. The sketch shows her speaking to a joint session, with the caption noting "one lone man was sitting" — reversing the historical male-dominated legislature. The President proposes appointing female diplomats, specifically Miss Marie Janet Jones as ambassadress to France, justifying it by noting women are skilled dressers and keep current with Paris fashions. She then transfers Jones to Samoa, "where practically no clothing is worn and where there is no change in styles." The satire mocks both female political ambition and the superficiality attributed to women. The bottom cartoon shows a man asking another about voting on prohibition, labeled "Château-Thierry to Bull Run," suggesting confusion in this topsy-turvy world.