Not Pretty Enough: The Unlikely Triumph of Helen Gurley Brown
✍ Scribed by Hirshey, Gerri
- Book ID
- 109809746
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 483 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780374169176
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
✦ Synopsis
A bold and deeply researched biography of a complicated cultural icon
When Helen Gurley Brown published Sex and the Single Girl in 1962, it sold more than two million copies in just three weeks, presaging the self-help boom and helping to usher in the unapologetic self-affirmation of second wave feminism. Brown declared that it was okay, even imperative, to enjoy sex outside of marriage; that equal rights for women should extend to the bedroom; that meaningful work outside the home was essential for a woman's security and self-esteem. The book catapulted Brown into national renown, cementing her status as a complex and divisive feminist personality. And the ripple effects of her outspokenness about sex and her emphasis on friendships between women can still be seen today, on TV shows like Sex and the City and Girls , and in the magazine world as well . When she died in 2012, her obituary appeared on the front page of _The New York...