Mechanical Brides: Women and Machines from Home to Office
- ISBN-10
- 1878271970
- ISBN-13
- 9781878271976
- Category
- Design, Industrial
- Pages
- 65
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1993
- Publisher
- Princeton Architectural Press
- Author
- Ellen Lupton
Description
"Ablaze with humor" (New York Magazine), Lupton traces the practice of marketing towards women
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