Caption: Lady Cyclist (touring in North Holland). "What a Ridiculous Costume!"
The title of this Punch cartoon, "Nosce te Ipsum," translates to "Know thyself." This title, paired with the representation of the New Woman bicyclist poking fun at a Dutch man's clothes, which mirror her own, serves to call out the New Woman as completely lacking in self-awareness, and that her clothes are the real costume. This is an example of cartoons that adopt a disdainful tone toward the New Woman and her presumed superiority over men.
Partridge, John Bernard. “Nosce Teipsum.” Cartoon. Punch Magazine. 4 June 1898. p. 258.
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