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I was particularly intrigued by the concept of skin bleaching. I had heard before about African-American women bleaching their skin in an attempt to appear more white, but I had never heard of white women doing so. I would be interested to know more about the change from pale skin to tanned skin being the ideal. -Alice W | I was particularly intrigued by the concept of skin bleaching. I had heard before about African-American women bleaching their skin in an attempt to appear more white, but I had never heard of white women doing so. I would be interested to know more about the change from pale skin to tanned skin being the ideal. -Alice W | ||
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| + | I thought the phrase “hope in a jar” (P.360) was interesting because it showed how women depended so much on make up to bring them more importance in the world. They also expected make-up to make life smoother for them, bringing them new opportunities. So many acts, like using make up that were previously looked down upon, were suddenly accepted when society saw that movie stars/high class people would use cosmetics. Society and culture was so easily influenced by outside factors such as movies. I think during this time, cosmetics created a false sense of “the self." “A woman’s personal success relied on her appearance.” (P.355) What about her abilities, her work ethic, etc? -- Alex M. | ||
==Mosher Survey, 1892-1913== | ==Mosher Survey, 1892-1913== | ||
