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A Blueprint For The Middle Class
The idea of upward mobility in America is a powerful and deeply ingrained part of the American Dream. Never was the American Dream more potent or more seductive than in Mid century America. Middle class American were the most envied
A Blueprint For The Middle Class
The idea of upward mobility in America is a powerful and deeply ingrained part of the American Dream. Never was the American Dream more potent or more seductive than in Mid century America. Middle class American were the most envied
Media Made Women- Housewives
Happy Homemakers During the Cold war, the Culture of Containment was not just a foreign policy but applied to women and their identities as much as it did to the Soviets. Women were to contain their aspirations, their appetites and
Media Made Women- Housewives
Happy Homemakers During the Cold war, the Culture of Containment was not just a foreign policy but applied to women and their identities as much as it did to the Soviets. Women were to contain their aspirations, their appetites and
Feeding The Baby Boom Baby
Once you got the delivery system down- breast-feeding or baby formula-the more important dilemma for new Mothers has been when and how often feeding should occur: self demand vs rigid scheduled feedings. For mid-century Moms the choice was a clear
Feeding The Baby Boom Baby
Once you got the delivery system down- breast-feeding or baby formula-the more important dilemma for new Mothers has been when and how often feeding should occur: self demand vs rigid scheduled feedings. For mid-century Moms the choice was a clear
Media Made Women
Foraging For Female Fictions Over the past fifty years American women have consumed an abundance of often conflicting imagery about our role in the world and bits and pieces of these mass media representations remain imprinted in each of us.
Media Made Women
Foraging For Female Fictions Over the past fifty years American women have consumed an abundance of often conflicting imagery about our role in the world and bits and pieces of these mass media representations remain imprinted in each of us.
Honoring Womens Right
HONORING WOMEN’S RIGHTS: ECHOING VISUAL VOICES TOGETHER Honoring Women’s Rights: Echoing Visual Voices Together is organized and presented by four WCA chapters: South Bay Area, Northern California, Peninsula, & Monterey Bay Women’s Caucus for Art
Honoring Womens Right
HONORING WOMEN’S RIGHTS: ECHOING VISUAL VOICES TOGETHER Honoring Women’s Rights: Echoing Visual Voices Together is organized and presented by four WCA chapters: South Bay Area, Northern California, Peninsula, & Monterey Bay Women’s Caucus for Art
Men in Charge
The current backlash against feminism and female reproductive rights re-markets old myths about women as new facts. Related articles A Feminist Storms Approachin’ (envisioningtheamericandream.wordpress.com) Sally Edelstein Collage
Men in Charge
The current backlash against feminism and female reproductive rights re-markets old myths about women as new facts. Related articles A Feminist Storms Approachin’ (envisioningtheamericandream.wordpress.com) Sally Edelstein Collage
Fit Right in with Back to School Shoes
It was the day after Labor Day 1957 and the countdown had begun for the new school term. From Long Island to Little Rock, crisp black and white marbled composition notebooks were hastily purchased, and last-minute yellow Dixon number 2
Fit Right in with Back to School Shoes
It was the day after Labor Day 1957 and the countdown had begun for the new school term. From Long Island to Little Rock, crisp black and white marbled composition notebooks were hastily purchased, and last-minute yellow Dixon number 2
Bidding the Beach Club Goodby
Labor Day signaled the last call at my Grandmothers beach Club, Just as white shoes would make their final appearance of the season, it was time to bid the sandy white beach goodbye End of a Mid-Century Summer By late
Bidding the Beach Club Goodby
Labor Day signaled the last call at my Grandmothers beach Club, Just as white shoes would make their final appearance of the season, it was time to bid the sandy white beach goodbye End of a Mid-Century Summer By late
A Feminist Storms Approachin’
Nearly 40 years after the women’s liberation movement stormed onto the scene opening a floodgate of dialogue about women’s rights, its déjà vu all over again. As a storm approaches the Republican National Convention, women are already in the eye
A Feminist Storms Approachin’
Nearly 40 years after the women’s liberation movement stormed onto the scene opening a floodgate of dialogue about women’s rights, its déjà vu all over again. As a storm approaches the Republican National Convention, women are already in the eye
Man, What a Heat Wave
The Temperatures Rising… It Isn’t Surprising… Poor mankind! His triumphant march towards progress is always being blamed for the actions of a hot-headed, fickle Mother Nature whose erratic behavior has recently played havoc with our weather systems. Panicked cries of
Man, What a Heat Wave
The Temperatures Rising… It Isn’t Surprising… Poor mankind! His triumphant march towards progress is always being blamed for the actions of a hot-headed, fickle Mother Nature whose erratic behavior has recently played havoc with our weather systems. Panicked cries of
Envisioning The American Dream 