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“Lynchers!” She Screamed
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Anita Ekberg Obeys Signs; And Happy Father’s Day
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Pinups: What Lies Beneath
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What Are Women Earning? (And How Are Men Shrinking?)
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I’m Betting You Need To Do This
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“Lynchers!” She Screamed
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Anita Ekberg Obeys Signs; And Happy Father’s Day
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Pinups: What Lies Beneath
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What Are Women Earning? (And How Are Men Shrinking?)
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The Perfect Essay To Go With That Little Black Dress (Or Whatever Else You Want To Wear)
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What Are Women Earning? (And How Are Men Shrinking?)
If you’re following my Dare To Be A Feminist topic at Scoop.It (or have just been paying attention to the news), you probably noticed all the discussion about the Pew…
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“Lynchers!” She Screamed
The Road To San Jacinto, by L.L. Foreman, a genuine Pocket Book Western (#824). Cover art by Carl Mueller, depicting a buxom woman holding a gun to the threat of…
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Anita Ekberg Obeys Signs; And Happy Father’s Day
Anita Ekberg stopped in her tacks, obeying the “Don’t Pass Me By” sign taped to a full-length poster of herself wearing a two-piece leopard print swimsuit. I’m not sure how…
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Pinups: What Lies Beneath
I should be finishing up my draft of a biography of a rel life pinup, but Silent Porn Star has me obsessed with vintage plaster nudes. You know I love…
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What Are Women Earning? (And How Are Men Shrinking?)
If you’re following my Dare To Be A Feminist topic at Scoop.It (or have just been paying attention to the news), you probably noticed all the discussion about the Pew…
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The Perfect Essay To Go With That Little Black Dress (Or Whatever Else You Want To Wear)
From Greta Christina‘s Fashion is a Feminist Issue: Fashion is one of the very few forms of expression in which women have more freedom than men. And I don’t think…
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The Smell Of Fear (Or Something Stinks In Vintage Film Ad)
From the Corpus Christi Times , March 29, 1957, comes this frightful ad featuring scary movies boldly warning things such as “Do not judge by anything seen before!” and “Girls!…
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No Subsidy For Cupid, Stupid (Lessons In Pay Equity & The Value Of Teachers, From 1948)
I found this article, Subsidy For Cupid: Request for Salary Differential for Married Teachers Is Unsound, in the December 10, 1948, edition of The Wisconsin State Journal. The first line…
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Horsing Around With Lolita Smut
Because (nearly) every little girl loves horses (I sure did!), it shouldn’t be surprising that a shelf full of horse figurines would be among the decor shown in smut to…
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Father’s Page
Found inside a 1940 Nabisco Shredded Wheat cook book, a page for fathers. Don’t worry, it means all men. All men were called “Father” or “Daddy”, even by their wives….
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Infuriated & Embarrassed To Be From This State (Abortion Laws In North Dakota)
After calling Gov. Dalrymple, I called my state legislators too. And then I sent this letter via email to all as well in response to all the insanity occurring in…
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Watch The Objectification
I’ve often viewed sexual objectification as a passive-aggressive thing. As in the human being objectified (most often a woman) is passive to the aggressive actions (usually from men). What clinches…
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Breast Obsessed
John Timmer brings new attention to breasts, from a scientific point of view. According to a new article in Archives of Sexual Behavior, a study indicates Men’s Oppressive Beliefs Predict…
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Old Maids
In Reflections: The Life, Writings and History of Geneva Mae Thomas Bridgford (2012), compiled by her daughter, Bonnie Bridgford Good, there’s the story of 18 year old Geneva and her…
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Sight Of Hand
The post title isn’t a typo; it’s more like a pun. See? Via.
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Cheap Thrills Thursday: The Rules Of Dunking
From How To Run A Successful Party: Party Ideas, Games, Fun, For Children & Grown Ups! by Elizabeth King, with the rules for proper dunking. The copyright, 1945, belongs to…
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If You Only Watch One Video Today – Or In Your Lifetime
Let it be this one. This Is My Body makes me weep — with joy, sorrow, hope, and fear. If you like, Like.
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Whatjamacallits Wednesday: Tigers In Your Tank Edition
Back when I was a kid and I didn’t understand intellectual property such as sales & marketing slogans; hence, I never understood why Kellogg’s didn’t just come right out and…
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More Women In The Pages
Another woman for the women’s pages is Miriam Baker Nye. Known simply as “Miriam” — often used just like that, in quotes — she wrote a regular column for rural…
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Can You Smell That Smell? A Mystery Is In The Air
A vintage text ad from the Ritz for Michael Todd Jr’s 1960 film, Scent Of Mystery (1960), in “glorious” smell-o-vision! A film which “positively cannot be shown in any other…
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Sexism In Collecting Vintage Valentines
Today we celebrate Valentine’s Day. I wrote about why many collect old Valentines at CQ; but wanted to share this one from my own collection. As a feminist, I obviously…
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Be My Racist Valentine: Native American Edition
A vintage die-cut Valentine greeting card that children passed out to one another in school, featuring a Native American mother and child — and including racist, stereotypical, “Indian” puns. I’d…
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Calling All Former Snip.It Users & Future Content Curators!
As mentioned in my interview with Scoop.It’s Guillaume Decugis, Scoop.It has been working on a way for those of us abandoned by Snip.It to upload the exported data. Earlier this…
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The Scoop On Content Curation & Scoop.It
Once Snip.It pulled the plug on the content curation site, thereby pulling the rug out from under the feet of content curators like myself, I began speaking with the fine…
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Snip.It Snaps
Today, just hours after I tweeted how much I loved the site, Snip.It was purchased by Yahoo. That’s good news for Ramy Adeeb and crew, but it leaves those of…
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When Movie Theatres Die
I watched both of these on TCM a few weeks ago and was thrilled to find them available online. This Theatre and You was put out in 1948 by the…
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Drink In The Vintage Burlesque Atmosphere
A vintage glass from LA’s Colony Club.
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Who Can Play All Day?
An ad in Good Housekeeping, May 1961, which sure sounds like the sluttification of little girls when read today. Who can play all day ME in my laugh-at-dirt, knit skirt…
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Vintage Hustler Toys & Games
No, not that Hustler; these are vintage toys shown in a Billy & Ruth catalog from 1930.
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Designs On The Teacher’s Pet
Edith Head working on costume designs for Mamie van Doren and in Teacher’s Pet (1958). Via.
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Ingrid Bergman Had Great Knick-Knacks
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Relationship Underarm Stick
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Domestic Violence Permission Slips
Posted on May 3, 2013 | 8 CommentsWe, as a society, give many permission slips to abusers, excusing their abuse, violence & control with claims of “understandable stressors.” Perhaps no category of these permission slips is larger,... -
Our Top Three Favorite Comediennes
Posted on March 28, 2013 | No CommentsIf we do a survey on what men find attractive in women, we’re betting top of their list involves a great sense of humor. The Telegraph supports this claim by... -
Toxic Break-Ups (Stalking)
Posted on May 2, 2012 | 1 CommentHey Alessia, I dated this guy for about 6 months — about 6 months ago now. But he continues to call me — at home, at work, on my cell.... -
You’re In The Exact Bad Relationship You Want?
Posted on April 25, 2012 | No CommentsIn Every Woman Has the Exact Love Life She Wants, The Lazy Housewife writes: There are women who are in relationships that are not good for them. I’m not saying... -
Short-Term Emergency Escape Plans From Abusers
Posted on April 21, 2012 | No CommentsIn Emergency Plan = Emotional Pain, Kellie Jo writes, “It’s one thing to know you need an emergency plan to escape possible domestic abuse, and another thing entirely to create... -
What We Can Learn From Teen Dating Violence
Posted on April 18, 2012 | 3 CommentsTalk about burying the lead… A recent survey commissioned by the Family Violence Prevention Fund and Liz Claiborne Inc. and conducted by Teenage Research Unlimited (TRU) set out to explore...
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I’m Betting You Need To Do This
I’ve just finished a round of website reviews, and I’m here to tell anyone listening (which includes contacting a slew of former clients with whom I remain in close contact)…
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Calling All Former Snip.It Users & Future Content Curators!
As mentioned in my interview with Scoop.It’s Guillaume Decugis, Scoop.It has been working on a way for those of us abandoned by Snip.It to upload the exported data. Earlier this…
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The Scoop On Content Curation & Scoop.It
Once Snip.It pulled the plug on the content curation site, thereby pulling the rug out from under the feet of content curators like myself, I began speaking with the fine…
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