Format:
1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9781442616523
,
1442616520
Series Statement:
Studies in gender and history
Content:
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 in 1920s Canada
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
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.
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Nicholas, Jane, 1977- Modern girl ISBN 9781442648289
Language:
English
