Category Archives: Women
Rosie The Riveter’s Swimsuit Romance
It was a sweltering summer in 1943 and along with most war-weary Americans, Rosie the Riveter needed a day off. In the heat and stickiness of summer everybody was tired, dog tired, completely fed up with neckties, girdles, time clocks,
Rosie The Riveter’s Swimsuit Romance
It was a sweltering summer in 1943 and along with most war-weary Americans, Rosie the Riveter needed a day off. In the heat and stickiness of summer everybody was tired, dog tired, completely fed up with neckties, girdles, time clocks,
You’ve Come a Long Way Peggy Olson
We have watched with pride as Mad Men’s Peggy Olson has risen from the ranks of treading water in the secretarial pool to swimming with the big fishes on Madison Avenue. As the Mad Men at Sterling Cooper & Partners
You’ve Come a Long Way Peggy Olson
We have watched with pride as Mad Men’s Peggy Olson has risen from the ranks of treading water in the secretarial pool to swimming with the big fishes on Madison Avenue. As the Mad Men at Sterling Cooper & Partners
Oh! Jackie! Oh! PtII
The World Reacts In the autumn of 1968 the world reacted to the stunning surprise wedding of Jacqueline Kennedy, the Queen of Camelot and Greek billionaire Aristotle Onassis with shock, amazement, and even condemnation, but definitely without apathy. Jackie Kennedy
Oh! Jackie! Oh! PtII
The World Reacts In the autumn of 1968 the world reacted to the stunning surprise wedding of Jacqueline Kennedy, the Queen of Camelot and Greek billionaire Aristotle Onassis with shock, amazement, and even condemnation, but definitely without apathy. Jackie Kennedy
Oh! Jackie! Oh!
Collage by Sally Edelstein Mad Men’s Don and Megan Draper may have been nonplussed about the marriage of Jackie Kennedy to Aristotle Onassis that fall of 1968, but they were clearly in the minority. In a year filled with unprecedented
Oh! Jackie! Oh!
Collage by Sally Edelstein Mad Men’s Don and Megan Draper may have been nonplussed about the marriage of Jackie Kennedy to Aristotle Onassis that fall of 1968, but they were clearly in the minority. In a year filled with unprecedented
Teen Smoking- How Lucky Can You Get?
How to Get Lucky At Your Prom Pretty and popular, Patty Barnes was one Lucky girl. Not only was this perky senior voted her High School Prom Queen 1952, the honor came with a gift of a carton of Lucky
Teen Smoking- How Lucky Can You Get?
How to Get Lucky At Your Prom Pretty and popular, Patty Barnes was one Lucky girl. Not only was this perky senior voted her High School Prom Queen 1952, the honor came with a gift of a carton of Lucky
Ding, Dong… Avon Calling Pt II
Avon may be a coveted account on AMC’s Mad Men, but for many mid-century housewives, Avon was a coveted career. By the early 1960s Dawn Logan our neighborhood Avon Lady, was living out the ring-a-ding ding-American Dream. With her Irish
Ding, Dong… Avon Calling Pt II
Avon may be a coveted account on AMC’s Mad Men, but for many mid-century housewives, Avon was a coveted career. By the early 1960s Dawn Logan our neighborhood Avon Lady, was living out the ring-a-ding ding-American Dream. With her Irish
Ding Dong…Avon Calling
The lyrical sound of Ding Dong… Avon Calling was music to my mid-century mother’s ears. My father may have said he wanted to be a hands on kinda Dad but it was my Mother who had her hands filled especially
Ding Dong…Avon Calling
The lyrical sound of Ding Dong… Avon Calling was music to my mid-century mother’s ears. My father may have said he wanted to be a hands on kinda Dad but it was my Mother who had her hands filled especially
Bra Sizes – A Thing of the Past
For decades women have been in pursuit of that holy grail- the perfect bra. Not only one that fit properly, coaxing uncooperative curves into line, but showcasing m’ladys charms as well. For just as long, foundation manufacturers have dangled the
Bra Sizes – A Thing of the Past
For decades women have been in pursuit of that holy grail- the perfect bra. Not only one that fit properly, coaxing uncooperative curves into line, but showcasing m’ladys charms as well. For just as long, foundation manufacturers have dangled the
Ladies and Lawns
The silent spring morning of my suburban childhood were broken by the sounds not of birds chirping but of a symphony of puttering gas lawn mowers synchronized all over the neighborhood. The air would permeate of fresh-cut grass, gasoline and
Ladies and Lawns
The silent spring morning of my suburban childhood were broken by the sounds not of birds chirping but of a symphony of puttering gas lawn mowers synchronized all over the neighborhood. The air would permeate of fresh-cut grass, gasoline and
A Mothers Day Of Beauty
As a young child in the late 1950’s, I shadowed my mother everywhere she went. I was her Baba Looey to her Quick Draw McGraw, Boo Boo to her Yogi Bear, Tonto to her Lone Ranger.Within her sphere of influence
A Mothers Day Of Beauty
As a young child in the late 1950’s, I shadowed my mother everywhere she went. I was her Baba Looey to her Quick Draw McGraw, Boo Boo to her Yogi Bear, Tonto to her Lone Ranger.Within her sphere of influence
