Drawing Submitted to the Fourth Estate's Art Competition. A Woman Representing the Press Writes the News While Holding a Handful a Lightning Bolts Labeled with Regions and Nations of the World and News Subjects Such as Crime and Local 1896

Cassius Marcellus Coolidge's 1896 satirical illustration, “Drawing Submitted to the Fourth Estate's Art Competition,” personifies the press as a woman writing news while holding bolts of lightning labeled with global regions and news subjects. This image depicts the power of journalism and its reach across the world. The figure's pose is reminiscent of classical sculptures, yet she wields a powerful weapon of information, highlighting the impact of news in the late 19th century.