The Wasp — 1879 — page 250: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page contains primarily **text content** rather than political cartoons. It features a "Answers to Correspondents" section with editorial responses to reader letters. The visible content includes: - A debate about **Chinese immigration** and whether Chinese workers undercut wages - Discussion of an **abolitionist office** and legal/political reform - Commentary on **women's rights issues** (references to "Miss Leigh" and domestic situations) - A poem or literary piece titled "Chicago Field" - Social critique of wealth, fashion, and moral behavior The satire targets various 19th-century social issues: labor competition, political hypocrisy, women's economic dependence, and class pretension. However, **no specific political figures or major events are clearly identifiable** on this particular page. It represents *The Wasp's* general approach of satirizing Victorian social attitudes rather than focused political cartooning.