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Women in advertising -- United States -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Frances Bemis papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00016
Abstract Public relations specialist, radio producer, and fashion director. The Papers document Bemis's very active professional career, as well as the world of fashion in 1930s-50s New York City, giving a window into the celebrity and consumer culture of this time. Photographs make up a large portion, mainly of Bemis' fashion shows, special events, celebrities, and models. Correspondents include doll-maker Madame Alexander, Svetlana Allilueva (daughter of Josef Stalin), and many of the writers,...
Dates of Materials: 1921-1974
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

Helen Gurley Brown papers

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00022
Abstract Helen Gurley Brown was editor of Cosmopolitan magazine, advertising copywriter, journalist, and author. The bulk of the material provides a comprehensive picture of Brown's intertwined personal and professional lives. Materials include speeches and scripts, writings, audiovisual material, and memorabilia, as well as records from Cosmopolitan. A large selection of photographs include images of celebrity friends. There is extensive...
Dates of Materials: 1865 - 2012; Majority of material found within 1961-1990
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History

Ms. Magazine records

 Collection
Identifier: SSC-MS-00362
Abstract

The collection contains the office files of Ms. Magazine, a magazine edited, published, and written by women, focusing on women's issues and the women's movement, including fiction, poetry, readers' letters, and "No Comment" column on sexist journalism and ads.

Dates of Materials: 1907 - 2022; Majority of material found within 1965 - 1996
Found in: Sophia Smith Collection of Women's History
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