Women and their favourite weapons anno 1900

Just reading old newspapers… as one does, when I found this gem from the Chicago Sunday Tribune from 1900.It’s about the weapons of offence and defence used by women in one year in Chicago according to police records.You can read the full article here:https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-women-armed-with-favorit/110350216/ There’s more! Let’s take a look at this superb illustration. Hands-up buster: This is the scariest one, if she throws that lamp and it breaks, you’re on fire: I dare to suggest that some men wouldn’t mind being attacked by a lady in a dapper suit, wearing a bowler and holding a riding whip: I DO NOT WANT TO KNOW: I’d want her by my side when we go to war: Yes, I know you’re going to ask; I could not find evidence of anyone using a cat.That may have been a bit of clickbait They sure did some in-depth research for this article, this is science! If I had the time, I’d probably go try and find every single one of these cases to figure out what exactly…