Life — February 1933 — page 9: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# February 1933 Calendar Commentary This Life magazine calendar page mixes satirical predictions with topical humor from early 1933—during the Great Depression and Franklin D. Roosevelt's first weeks as president. Notable entries include references to: - **February 2**: "New York City adopts 'Broadsides'"—likely mocking economic desperation - **February 15**: Indian Women's Party League visiting Gandhi - **February 22**: Washington's birthday and D.A.R. (Daughters of the American Revolution) activities - **February 27**: Ex-Mayor Thompson and political machinery - **Throughout**: Various economic hardship jokes (stock exchange, relief organizations, kidney apples) The cartoons use simple line drawings to illustrate everyday Depression-era struggles and contemporary news. The satire targets government institutions, wealthy organizations, and social absurdities of 1933, though specific political figures are difficult to identify with certainty from the crude illustrations.