Roughing it in the Suburbs: Reading Chatelaine Magazine in the Fifties and Sixties
- ISBN-10
- 0802080413
- ISBN-13
- 9780802080417
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 460
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-01-01
- Publisher
- University of Toronto Press
- Author
- Valerie J. Korinek
Description
Korinek shows that rather than promoting domestic perfection, Chatelaine did not cling to the stereotypes of the era, but instead forged ahead, providing women with a variety of images, ideas, and critiques of women's role in society.
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- 2000-12-15
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