The Wasp — 1881 — page 294: what you’re looking at

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This page contains political commentary and a section titled "Female Doctors" rather than traditional cartoons. **Political Section:** Discusses San Francisco's upcoming legislative elections, predicting a "pretty good Republican town." It analyzes district-by-district voting patterns and notes tensions between Republican and Democratic factions, with particular focus on Senate appointments and the Hartsons bill's electoral implications. **"Female Doctors" Section:** A satirical piece mocking the idea of female physicians. The author argues women doctors are unsuitable, using crude reasoning: a female doctor examining a man's chest would be awkward; conversely, a male doctor examining women patients would be uncomfortable. The piece sarcastically suggests female doctors would be unstable and emotional professionals. The satire targets Victorian-era gender anxieties about professional women entering male-dominated fields.