Research Catalog

Title

Pink think : becoming a woman in many uneasy lessons / Lynn Peril.

Author

Peril, Lynn.

Publication

New York : Norton, c2002.

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Description

x, 235 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. (some col.); 21 cm.

Summary

"What does it take to be the ideal woman? Women from the 1940s to the 1970s were coaxed to "think pink" by persuasive advertisements and meticulous (though often misguided) advice experts. Feminine perfection meant conforming to a mythical standard, one that would come wrapped in an adorable pink package, of course. With a savvy eye for curious, absurd, and at times wildly funny period artifacts, Lynn Peril gathers here the memorabilia of the era - from the dreaded yet intriguing "Dud" of the Mystery Date board game and the impossibly glossy Campus Queen lunch box to a daunting array of self-proclaimed authorities whose books and magazine articles promised readers everything they needed to attain "true feminine success.""--Jacket.

Subject

• Women > Socialization
• Femininity
• Femininity > History > 20th century
• Etiquette for women > History > 20th century
• Pink > Social aspects

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-231).

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Pink think 101: an introduction -- Kiddie pink -- Adolescence: the magic years of pink -- I am curious pink: teen guides to flinging the woo -- Something old, something new, something borrowed, something pink: weddings, marriage, and, heaven forbid, the single girl -- A manly shade of pink: a brief guide to the other side -- Pink 'n' pretty: the world of charm and beauty -- Working girl's pink -- Pink redux.

ISBN

0393323544 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^2002070255

OCLC

49672738

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library