The masses were a revolution. The socialist magazine existed from 1911 to 1917 and during this period promoted feminism, Marxism, Freudianism, socialism, syndicalism and anarchism. (Art for the Masses, p. 3) There were many radical magazines in the 1910s, but The Masses stood out. Because it did not have to adhere to any particular school of thought, this collaboration of bohemian artists and writers created a powerful energy and a unique voice. Unfortunately, their firm ideas could not last long across the country. The changing climate of World War I made it impossible for The Masses to publish their radical views on the war. In order to understand the history of The Masses, the main issues explored by The Masses will be examined, as well as the art, the atmosphere in which The Masses thrived, and finally how The Masses ended. Although The Masses covered many topics, including racial equality, cooperatives, and education, The Masses argued again and again for three main ideas: feminism, the conditions of workers under capitalism, and the promotion of socialism. The magazine frequently advocated for women's rights, supporting birth control, women's suffrage, and freedom to vote. love. However, men created the majority of articles and illustrations covering feminism, while women working at The Masses, such as Mary Heaton Vorse, Helen Marot and Inez Haynes Gillmore, did far more reporting on labor rights than on women's right to vote or birth control. At the same time, many other women wrote feminist articles for competing radical journals of the 1910s, such as the International Socialist Review. The masses criticized the conditions of workers in almost every issue. In an article on poison in industrial workplaces, the author, Frederick Sumner...... middle of article ......x Eastman Internet Archive." Marxists Internet Archive. Web. March 02 2011. O'Neill, William L., ed. Echoes of Revolt: the Masses, 1911-1917. Chicago: Quadrangle, 1966. Print. ] September 4, 1988. The New York Times Web, March 2, 2011. “THE RADICAL IMPULSE – The Lives of the People (Library of Congress Exhibition”) Library of Congress, July 27, 2010. March 2011. .Zurier, Rebecca, Elise K. Kenney and Earl Davis Art for the Masses: A Radical Magazine and Its Graphics, 1911-1917: Temple UP, 1988..