The Wasp — 1891 — page 445: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This is primarily a text article titled "The 'Golden Era' School (Continued)" rather than a satirical cartoon. The page features portraits of **Mark Twain** and **Jos. T. Goodman**, along with discussion of California's literary heritage. The article discusses the *Golden Era*, an early California newspaper/journal that published work by notable writers including Twain. The text describes how the publication was influential but ultimately failed—allegedly because "women write for it" and female contributors' work killed it with "nambypamby school girl trash." This reflects 19th-century gender prejudice in literary circles. The article celebrates California's "Golden Era" of authorship while documenting period attitudes about women's writing as inferior. It's a historical piece rather than political satire.