Bad Girls Go Everywhere The Life of Helen Gurley Brown |
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| Author:
| Scanlon, Jennifer |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-534205-5 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2009 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $51.77AUD $103.95 |
Book Description:
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Jennifer Scanlon's book is the first biography of Helen Gurley Brown, author of the 1962 international bestseller Sex and the Single Girl, diva of the New York magazine world, and 32-year editor of Cosmopolitan magazine. Scanlon had unprecedented access to Brown's own papers, and she presents Brown in the context of the feminist movements of the mid- and late twentieth century, highlighting her role as an advocate of professional accomplishment and sexual freedom for women.
Jennifer Scanlon's book is the first biography of Helen Gurley Brown, author of the 1962 international bestseller Sex and the Single Girl, diva of the New York magazine world, and 32-year editor of Cosmopolitan magazine. Scanlon had unprecedented access to Brown's own papers, and she presents Brown in the context of the feminist movements of the mid- and late twentieth century, highlighting her role as an advocate of professional accomplishment and sexual freedom for women.