Life, 1928-08-09 · page 19 of 40
Life — August 9, 1928 — page 19: what you’re looking at
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This page from *Life* magazine satirizes women's suffrage through multiple pieces. "The Women's Vote" section discusses the challenge of organizing female voters after women gained the constitutional right to vote, noting that Republican and Democratic parties struggled to predict women's voting patterns—they didn't simply follow their husbands' preferences. The cartoon at bottom depicts a man telling another, "Like I says to the missus, Tim, there ain't no future in this scrubwoman business"—likely mocking working-class anxieties that women's employment and voting rights threatened traditional male economic dominance. The other sketches humorously contrast domestic life with fantastical scenarios, reflecting period anxieties about changing gender roles following women's enfranchisement.
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LIFe 17 Tue Fisierman’s Daucuter: Look—here’s my new husband. Her Parents: WHAT? T.F. D.: I know—but you ought to have seen the big one that got away. The Beginning of a Great Sport Eve: Eeceeek! A snake! Adam, help! Avam: Where is it, dear? Ooh! I nearly stepped on it! Bring me a club, ick! Eve: Will this stick do? Avast: No, give me one a littke heavier on the end That'll do. Eve: You missed it! Avam: Hand me another stick—a heavier one. Eve: You hit it, but—— Avam: Where did he go? Let's see, how many times did I strike at it? Eve: Oh, there it is in that long grass. Apam: This is going to be a tough shot—hand me another club, dear. Now watch this one! Eve: That got it! Now thank goodness, that’s over. Let's go. Avam: Go? Pick up those sticks and let's go hunt another snake. How man’ strokes did that one take? Six or eight? Paul S. Powers. Possibilities of Life on the Earth “Tt says here,” said Mrs. Martian, flutter- ing the evening paper, “that there may very possibly be life on the Earth. Think of that!” “Don't believe all that nonsense,” scoffed her husband. “If there were any life there, we'd have known it long ago.” “Scientists are thinking of building a huge signboard on the Helicolu Desert, to signal from,” went on Mrs. Martian. “Wouldn't that be exciting! Suppose they got into communication with the Earth!” “They never will,” declared = Mr. Martian. “There's no one there.” - “Then how do you account for tho: big canals we see through the telescope? “Merely natural phenomena. How could anyone be alive on the Earth? The atmosphere would be too dense. They couldn't breathe.” “They might be different from us.” “Impossible,” said Mr. Martian. “Sometimes we hear queer sounds over the radio,” persisted his wife. “Don’t you remember last summer?” “Static,” grunted Mr. Martian. “Well, if you want to be obstinate, all right,” sighed his wife. “But I hope some day we'll be able to fly there and see for ourselves.” “What's the use?" growled _ her husband. “We have plenty of troubles without that.....What does the paper say about Jones's chances?” “He'll never be elected,” replied Mrs. Martian. “He’s a Protestant.” Norman R. Jaffray. WHAT'S THE USE? “So you and your wife are not going to Africa to hunt elephants?” “No, she failed in her screen test.” “Like I says to the missus, Tim, there ain't no future in this scrubwoman business.” THE POLITICAL The Women’s Vote In THe few years that have passed since universal adult suf- frage was adopted into our Constitu- tion, several abortive attempts have been made to “organize” the women voters of the country, but a satisfactory formula of procedure is yet to be discovered. The women have remained Republican or Democratic, in most cases simply following the political preferences of the male members of the family. This year, unless I misjudge the situation, a tremendous effort will be made to line up the women voters for Herbert Hoover. I doubt that the suffrage of American cit- izenesses can be delivered en bloc to any party or any candidate, but if such a thing be possible, fair-haired Herbert is | comicbooks.com