The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls by Joan Jacobs Brumberg

The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls

Joan Jacobs Brumberg

336 pages first pub 1997 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history sociology challenging informative medium-paced
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A hundred years ago, women were lacing themselves into corsets and teaching their daughters to do the same. The ideal of the day, however, was inner beauty: a focus on good deeds and a pure heart. Today American women have more social choices and ...

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