Becoming Modern
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: November 15, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780691049274
Subjects: European history: from c 1900 -; Women's studies; Inter-war period, 1918-1939; Sex role; Sex Roles (Sociological Aspects); Sociology Of Women; Women's Studies - History; Social Science; Sociology; Denmark; Social History; American History; Social Science / Women's Studies; Feminism; Women's Studies - General; Gender Studies; 20th century; History; Women
First sentence: IN 1926, when Edith Jorgensen became the first Miss Denmark, nobody commented on the fact that following her victory the new beauty queen chose to meet the press wearing a short, sleeveless dress, silk stockings, and high-heeled ankle-strap shoes.