the more things change,
the more they stay the same

On Sunday I went antiquing with a friend. (Well, I couldn’t vacuum, so I had to find something to do…) I came across a newspaper called The American Woman from 1909. Over one hundred years old! I was drawn to it because it had an illustration of a Gibson-style girl on the front with swallows flying around her head, and I love swallows. It looked all sweet and nostalgic…

It is amazing to hold a newspaper in your hands that is so old, newsprint seems so fragile, but obviously it has staying power. When I got home, I made a cup of tea and sat down to read it. Because I am a graphic artist, whenever I read the paper, even though I intend to focus on the news, I always end up looking at the ads. I go through the entire paper without reading an article. Well, it would have been no different if I lived a hundred year ago.

And apparently that is true of a whole bunch of things.

Women were concerned about having high-efficiency appliances…

They liked to spend their time being crafty….

They had trouble keeping their weight down…

They had a cure for what happens when your cordless vacuum breaks down…

And, well, all I can say about this one is… what was he planning to do, beat it out of you?

So when you think that you are all alone in your trials and tribulations, just remember, women everywhere, since the dawn of time, have been concerned with exactly the same issues.

Now if you’ll excuse me, I have to go and see if they still sell
that stuff for FITS…

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