Gidgets and Women Warriors Perceptions of Women in the 1950s and 1960s

Name: Gidgets and Women Warriors Perceptions of Women in the 1950s and 1960s
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ISBN: 9780822568056

ISBN-10: 0822568055

ISBN-13: 9780822568056

Edition: 2008

Authors: Catherine Gourley

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Who was Gidget and who were the Woman Warriors? They weren?t specific individuals, but rather symbols that defined perceptions of women during the 1950s and 1960s. Popular media was doing everything possible to undo the strong, work-oriented Rosie the Riveter image of the 1940s and bring women back into the domestic fold. The young, blonde Gidget image offered young girls a role model for carefree living before they settled down to fulfill their patriotic duty as wives and mothers. Yet many women weren?t buying the media images that advised them on how to catch husbands and become dutiful wives and mothers. Instead, they pursued the Woman Warrior persona to emerge as astronauts, peace…

Book details

List price: $38.60
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date: 1/11/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 144
Size: 8.25" wide x 10.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.738
Language: English



Author's Note


Prologue: The Lady from Maine Addresses the Senate: June 1, 1950



The Three A's of Femininity



Mrs. TV Consumer



Teen Scenes



Civil Rights and Wrongs



Women Warriors of the Cold War


Epilogue: A Year of Protests, 1968