Welcome (Again!) Jezebel Readers! (On the History of Women)

I'm happy to report that one of this blog's "History of Women" bits has  been posted on one of  the top-25-popular websites, Jezebel.  I thought that this was the ninth post from here that they've shared, but I can only find six. Jezebel is a wide, varied site with considerable interest.  Have a look and have fun!

The Hidden, Mysterious Kisses In Vintage Comics Over on John F. Ptak's site, there's a post about what kisses looked like in the Golden Age of Comics. Hint: Lipless and faceless!  Views: 3,841  Comments: 62

Girlie Shooting Gallery Is A Terrible Party-Game Idea An innocent Life magazine photo of dinner guests aiming harmless toy rifles — so nostalgic, so quaint! Actually, no. Not at all. More » Views:5,411 Comments: 30

The Average Housewife's Workweek: Staggering Since 1947 "35 beds to be made, 750 items of glass/china and 400 pieces of silverware to wash, 174 lbs. of food to prepare, some 250 pieces of laundry" — it added up to some 100 hours of joy per week. [PtakScienceBooks] Views:3,508 Comments: 69

 

A History Of Fainting Spells, Headaches, And Sexual Indifference "The manual is a codex of denial, submission, ignorance, boredom, tiredness, exasperation and triviality so far as sexuality is concerned for women—there is no hint of pride, or of enjoyment." It's a vintage medical hard sell!Views: 4,965 Comments: 23 

Giant Woman Sets Hemline Record! We're not arguing with the claim that this image demonstrates "what must be the female record for the most distance between the ankle and the hemline." But the nifty hemline chart has us sold.

Views: 5,163 Comments: 4

"Did You Give Him A Chance To Impress You?" Writer John Ptak has posted 1940s Ladies Home Journal piece that instructs young women on date conduct. The response of Ptak's 17-year-old daughter? "It was simply beyond listening to...and certainly not anywhere near worthy of a response."Views:3,989 Comments: 34

 

Comments

[Marty Weil]

Congratulations on the recognition from Jezebel, John. In my mind's eye, this is the type of post I thought you might create when we stood chatting about blogging in your old shop so many years ago now.

It's no wonder that Jezebel, Boing Boing, and so many other A-list blogs link to your work. It's everything I knew it would be--thoughtful, entertaining, and educational. Soon, this will be one of the top 25 blogs on the Internet. And to think, it all started just spit-balling in an ephemera shop in downtown Asheville.

Again, the recognition is justly deserved.