#maybe the original joke’s meant to be on them (girls acting like boys—how absurd! 🧐) but it’s belied by how badass they look
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Circa 1900s postcard of university girls being girls: smoking, drinking, fighting, gambling and asking the important questions, namely: "Wer zahlt den Früh-schoppen?" ("Who's paying for the morning pint?")
#the scars and bandage are references to Mensur (academic fencing)#maybe the original joke’s meant to be on them (girls acting like boys—how absurd! 🧐) but it’s belied by how badass they look#too cool to be denied school#1900s#turn of the century#early 20th century#1900s fashion#historical fashion#fashion history#studentika#mensur#uniforms#vintage photography#postcard#vintage postcard
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