Life magazine, edited by illustrator Charles Dana Gibson, was New York's leading bon vivant journal of humor and culture. A staunchly male magazine, it surprised its readers when it published the "Pro-Suffrage Number." The cover indicates all the riffraff of questionable character (Life was known for its racist and antisemitic depictions) who could vote, while the well-bred female is bereft of the same right. This was a recurring argument.
