Posts tagged ‘feminism’
Amazing graphics, awesome ads – Ms. magazine c.1972
One time when prop shopping I picked up a few vintage Ms. magazines. They are very cool to flip through.
I can’t wait to read “1972 Diary of a mad 12 year old.”
My other favorite part is the tabloid collage with the article “Lovely Christabel Breaks Years of Anguished Silence to Tell: How Fan Magazines Can Make You A Real Woman”.
I’ve uploaded more pictures and articles on Flickr. Also some very angry feminist poems that put Haiku for the Single Girl to shame.
“You were a moldy, hairy tooth
cancerous in my throat.”
Or if you want the whole set for your very own, check out my eBay listing (as of 3-25-12).
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Vintage Ms. Magazines, Lot of 4 – 1972, 1972, 1990, 1991
Spring / 72 Preview Issue – Inside pages in good condition; cover in Fair condition – fading. One center page has come loose. Original subscription coupons in tact.
Contains the famous “I want a wife” article by Judy Syfers and “Three Women, A Poem for Three Voices” by Sylvia Plath.
September/1972
Contains “Woman’s Body, Woman’s Mind / Whatever Happened To The Male Pill?” by Leonard Gross
Great color spread tabloid collage
Amazing graphics “Diary 1972 of a mad 12 year old.”
Ms. Classifieds
Ms. The World of Women Premiere Issue 1990 – Very Good Condition
“Why I [Still] Want a Wife” by Judy Brady
Ms. The World of Women Volume 1, Number 4 – Very Good condition
January / February 1991
“1990 The Year That Was”
Woman + AIDS
“Women in the Dark / Of Sex Goddesses, Abuse, and Dreams” by Gloria Steinem
Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow
There is an issue that pops up far more than I think is relevant; it came up briefly in Ms. Gazis-Sax’s post. That is whether or not women shave their underarms and legs. Often this appears as the classic “hairy legged feminist” insult, or parading in nicer clothes as commentary about male-female relations or the future of femininity. I think it’s a red herring, distracting us for more constructive conversation. The baby boomers started arguing about this in 1965 and never moved on.
Why does anyone care? Shave your legs or don’t. It’s a personal choice not a political act. Why is a woman’s leg hair worth discussing more than a man’s beard? Raise your hand if you went to college and didn’t stop shaving something for awhile. Is this the new me? Is this who I want to be?
Being For or Against Underarm Shaving sounds bizarre and antiquated to me. Do young men spend time fretting about whether or not women shave their legs? They probably spend more time manscaping. And thank god; it’s about time. And before anyone goes off on how this is evidence of the feminization of America, please stop. It’s not feminine if it’s about your balls. If it’s evidence of anything, it’s of our increasingly youth-obsessed culture. Or maybe that we wear more revealing clothing. Or that in film and photography hairy bodies don’t look as appealing. Or maybe it’s just fashion, with however great or little meaning one attaches to that.
There are many different kind of people in the world (cue banjo) – not all of them have to fit into this very specific mold. There’s enough to go around. If a man is more attracted to women who shave, then sleep with those women. I am fascinated-slash-annoyed by the idea that women somewhere not shaving makes it difficult for men to have satisfying relationships. Fashions come and go and there are always groups whose fetish is out of favor.
A fetish? I’m a red-blooded American male; I don’t have fetishes! Let’s see… a man who can’t possibly have sex with a woman who doesn’t do something unnatural that was unheard of for most of human history? Luckily, that’s a convenient fetish and one that is easily solved with a partner who is GGG. A man worried &/or angry that women he doesn’t even know aren’t shaving their legs? Sounds like a great topic for a visit to the therapist’s office.
Not shaving is not a reflection of the Great Decline of Femininity. Women didn’t even shave until the 20th century. And it hasn’t been lost to history, like the big womany secrets of abortion and birth control. One could purchase a vibrator in the Sears catolog in the 1880s, and the disturbing Heidelberg Electric Belt was available in the early 1900s. But the humble razor isn’t to be found until 1922. That’s less than 100 years of shaving. Were women in 1850 not feminine?
The funny thing is, despite the radical feminist movement, the whole not shaving thing doesn’t seem to have caught on. I don’t know of any statistics on the matter, but I’d hazard a guess that no more young women resist shaving now than in the hairy heydays of hippidom. In the highly scientific sample group of my circle of friends in their early 30s, more have had laser hair removal than have not. Collectively we’ve hit pretty much every area – underarms, legs, stomach, upper lip, eyebrows, toes, bikini line, down under, and the unspoken N-area.
Are we denying our true selves after years of pressure by the patriarchy? If we don’t shave for a week are we upsetting the social hierarchy and threatening collective masculinity? Um… no and no. Neither condition is better or worse, it’s just preference. I’ll stand in solidarity with my fuzzy-legged sisters, and I expect them to stand by my choice to head to the spa for a session with Katyuska.
“Knees to the chest please.”
Women Over 35
I loved turning 30, if for no other reason than it meant I was done with my 20s. Whew! Little did I consider there would be only 5 brief years of fun before Life As I Know It ends as I enter the dreaded demographic WOMEN OVER 35.
A sampling from the internet… Happy Birthday to me!
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Women over 35 don’t have sex.
28% of women over 35 ‘never have sex’
Majority of Women Over 35 Have Non-Existent Sex Lives
More Women Pregnant After 35.
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Here’s specific weight loss advice for women over 35. Warning: Don’t try to lose weight like men and don’t try and lose weight like younger women in their 20′s. Now that you’re over 35, things are different and you need a different approach.
Are you approaching menopause? Probably so, if you are over 35.
Take Heart, Unmarried Women 35 and Older.
In Sweden… women over 35 carry 300mg soluble aspirin…
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Most women over 35 are in good health.
Cysts account for about 25% of all breast lumps and are common in premenopausal women over 35 years of age.
Women over 35 who smoke should not use the pill.
…in cases where a woman already has risk factors for post-childbirth incontinence — such as being older than 35.
…women over 35 are more likely to have multiples than younger women.
…all women in their first cycle of IVF (in vitro fertilization) can only have a single embryo transferred, with a maximum of two embryos for women over 35 on their second and women under 35 on their third or subsequent IVF cycles. The second bans partaking in or facilitating travel in pursuit of donor gametes.
Nancy Cottrell hosts a tap-dancing class for women over 35.
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You might discover that women over 35 have a higher tolerance to a tax than males aged 15 to 20.
Aside from being the largest demographic group of online buyers, women ages 35-55 constitute a very social, interactive group…
Women over 35 will pay for quality.
Skin Care Tips For Women Over 35.
10 Make-Up Trends For Women Over 35
So should a woman over 35 with acne go with spironolactone?
Should women over 35 wear their hair with bangs?
Attention, over-35 women: Clothes for your life-life
Five Hip Fashion Tips For Women Over 35: Think “current”, not trendy, when it comes to seasonal shopping. Take what’s fun, and tone it down. Forget “clubwear” exists. Pick prints with caution. Reclassify those classics and revisit those vintage pieces.
The Sexiest Women Over 35 – Celebrity Style!
Anne Heche: A “Beautiful, Talented, Funny Woman Over 35″
Television shows portraying women over 35 as sexy and sexual may have also helped women embrace their sexuality.
Do all women over 35 face the same challenges in dating?
African-American Women! Over 35 & Loving It!
African-American Women Over 35 Who Can’t Find a Man
Commitment-phobia or the characters women over 35 encounter while dating?
…41 percent of women over 35-years-old have sought medical help for depression.
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The Egyptian Government promoted older women’s participation in sport and physical activity by establishing 37 sport centres for women over 35 years of age.
Breast cancer is one of the most frequent causes of death in Mexican women over 35 years of age.
In Iraq, there are now said to be one million women over the age of 35 who are not married… However it is not the just embargo that is to blame for the large number of single Iraqi women over 35.
By awarding scholarships to low-income women 35 and older, JRF provides opportunities for women nationwide to secure careers and break the cycle of poverty.
Women over 35: Too old for technology?
Vikings would be the same build and height as us. But there would be few women over 35 because so many died in childbirth.
Asian women over 35 please answer this… Why is it that you ladies don’t allow your hair to extend past your shoulders?
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