Posts Tagged: women

Vintage sexist cartoon

Donald Trump and the Mad Men World of Sexual Harassment

Take My Secretary, Please! Is anyone surprised that when it comes to women, Donald Trump and Don Draper have a lot in common? When it comes to creepy, retro sexism, The Donald trumps even Don Draper. Detailing Trump’s history of

Vintage sexist cartoon

Donald Trump and the Mad Men World of Sexual Harassment

Take My Secretary, Please! Is anyone surprised that when it comes to women, Donald Trump and Don Draper have a lot in common? When it comes to creepy, retro sexism, The Donald trumps even Don Draper. Detailing Trump’s history of

photo of man with blindfold on

Ronan Farrow Asks Us – Don’t Look the Other Way

We live in a culture of looking the other way. In Ronan Farrow’s gripping piece “My Father Woody Allen and the Danger of  Questions Unasked”  that recently ran in the Hollywood reporter,  he asks us not to look away. The

photo of man with blindfold on

Ronan Farrow Asks Us – Don’t Look the Other Way

We live in a culture of looking the other way. In Ronan Farrow’s gripping piece “My Father Woody Allen and the Danger of  Questions Unasked”  that recently ran in the Hollywood reporter,  he asks us not to look away. The

Old Maid Cards vintage

Lets Play the Woman’s Card

Hey Mr. Trump, what woman’s card should I play today?   It’s so darn confusing, maybe you  can mansplain it to me.                        

Old Maid Cards vintage

Lets Play the Woman’s Card

Hey Mr. Trump, what woman’s card should I play today?   It’s so darn confusing, maybe you  can mansplain it to me.                        

Growing up liking it- Menstruation Booklet Modess

Menstruating in the Age Of Mad Men

Lady talk has gone viral. A woman’s period, once cloaked in privacy  lingering on the periphery of polite conversation  has now permeated public discourse. Credit  in part goes to the heated debate about the inequity of tampon taxes as well

Growing up liking it- Menstruation Booklet Modess

Menstruating in the Age Of Mad Men

Lady talk has gone viral. A woman’s period, once cloaked in privacy  lingering on the periphery of polite conversation  has now permeated public discourse. Credit  in part goes to the heated debate about the inequity of tampon taxes as well

Vintage schoolbook illustration jack Money janes Money

Happy Equal Pay Day?

While learning how to count in elementary school …we also learned who counted. “Instructions in arithmetic were geared” the school books informed the reader, “to help the pupil appreciate the ways in which numbers function in the activities of daily

Vintage schoolbook illustration jack Money janes Money

Happy Equal Pay Day?

While learning how to count in elementary school …we also learned who counted. “Instructions in arithmetic were geared” the school books informed the reader, “to help the pupil appreciate the ways in which numbers function in the activities of daily

Donald Trump NY Post headline

Trump and the Tabloids

When it comes to sleazy extramarital affairs The Donald can trump Ted Cruz  hands down. Believe me. Believe me! And as we shall see, no one respects women more than Donald Trump. Classy! In the early 1990’s Donald Trump and

Donald Trump NY Post headline

Trump and the Tabloids

When it comes to sleazy extramarital affairs The Donald can trump Ted Cruz  hands down. Believe me. Believe me! And as we shall see, no one respects women more than Donald Trump. Classy! In the early 1990’s Donald Trump and

WWI Food Conservation Eat Less Bread

Women and Food Will Win the War – WWI

Food shaming is nothing new Nearly 100 years ago dietary transgressions were darn near treasonable. Not unlike today there was a moralization of food choices but it was based less on nutrition and health than patriotism. A century before the

WWI Food Conservation Eat Less Bread

Women and Food Will Win the War – WWI

Food shaming is nothing new Nearly 100 years ago dietary transgressions were darn near treasonable. Not unlike today there was a moralization of food choices but it was based less on nutrition and health than patriotism. A century before the

collage appropriated vintage images Sally Edelstein

Housework and the Happy Homemaker

Happy Homemaker To believe all the colorful mid-century advertisements no one was the beneficiary of the cold war culture of casual, carefree living more so than the housewife of the 1950’s and ‘60s. All manner of unparalleled ease from cleaning

collage appropriated vintage images Sally Edelstein

Housework and the Happy Homemaker

Happy Homemaker To believe all the colorful mid-century advertisements no one was the beneficiary of the cold war culture of casual, carefree living more so than the housewife of the 1950’s and ‘60s. All manner of unparalleled ease from cleaning

Vintage racist ad GE 1947 Black Maid

Black Stereotypes in Advertising- Maid to Order

The Oscar so White  movement has justly taken Hollywood to task for its diversity problem. Much has been made of the fact that when the Academy has given an Oscar to black actors it has, nearly 55 % of the

Vintage racist ad GE 1947 Black Maid

Black Stereotypes in Advertising- Maid to Order

The Oscar so White  movement has justly taken Hollywood to task for its diversity problem. Much has been made of the fact that when the Academy has given an Oscar to black actors it has, nearly 55 % of the

Vintage Comics Political Demonstrations 1970

Politics – Where the Boys Are

Due to a faux pas on Friday, a feminist icon found herself in a very politically incorrect moment. Gloria Steinem got into hot water when she commented that young women are supporting Bernie Sanders for only one reason… to meet

Vintage Comics Political Demonstrations 1970

Politics – Where the Boys Are

Due to a faux pas on Friday, a feminist icon found herself in a very politically incorrect moment. Gloria Steinem got into hot water when she commented that young women are supporting Bernie Sanders for only one reason… to meet