The modern girl : feminine modernities, the body, and commodities in the 1920s /

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Using a wide range of visual and textual evidence, Nicholas illuminates both the frequent public debates about female appearance and the realities of feminine self-presentation<strong> </strong>in 1920s Canada.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Nicholas, Jane, 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015]
Series:Studies in gender and history.
Subjects:
1900-1999
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics) > Canada > History > 20th century.
Women in popular culture > Canada > History > 20th century.
Beauty, Personal > Social aspects > Canada > History > 20th century.
Women > Canada > Social conditions > 20th century.
Women > Canada > Economic conditions > 20th century.
Beauté féminine (Esthétique) > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Femmes dans la culture populaire > Canada > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Femmes > Canada > Conditions sociales > 20e siècle.
Femmes > Canada > Conditions économiques > 20e siècle.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Discrimination & Race Relations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Minority Studies.
HISTORY > General.
Beauty, Personal > Social aspects.
Feminine beauty (Aesthetics)
Women > Economic conditions.
Women in popular culture.
Women > Social conditions.
Canada > Social conditions > 1918-1930.
Canada.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Making a Modern Girl's Body: Commodities, Performance, and Discipline
  • 2. Dear Valerie, Dear Mab: Beauty, Expert Advice, and Modern Magic
  • 3. The Girl in the City: Urban Modernity, Race, and Nation
  • 4. The Beauty Pageant: Contesting Feminine Modernities
  • 5. Modern Art and the Girl: Nude Art and the Feminine Threat
  • 6. Modern Girls and Machines: Cars, Projectors, and Publicity.

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