Hope in a Jar
Subtitle: The Making of America's Beauty Culture
Publisher: Owl Books
Published: May 15, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780805055511
Subjects: Cultural studies; Women's studies; United States - General; Social Science; Sociology; USA; Beauty & Grooming - Cosmetics; Women's Studies - History; History / United States / General; Women's Studies - General
First sentence: A sociable Victorian woman, just eighteen years old, developed a sunburn at a charity garden party, "when for a moment I stood without raising my sunshade to the direct glare of the sun."