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

Published Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource Series Studies in gender and history Studies in gender and history. 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 Summary 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject 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 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 Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781442616523 1442616520

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