Marnie Ellingson, "The Real You," Ladies Home Journal, October 1954, 48.

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Title

Marnie Ellingson, "The Real You," Ladies Home Journal, October 1954, 48.

Subject

romantic fiction

Description

Ellingson's romantic story dramatizes readers' anxieties about having the requisite beauty and personality traits to succeed in the marriage market. The story advises readers to seek advice from women's magazines; to value (but also be wary of) psychiatric expertise; and to practice proper beauty routines. Those habits, together with buying certain consumer goods (e.g., Jody's "magic slippers"), can make the young woman sufficiently enchanting to attract a desirable mate.

Creator

Holly Allen

Source

Ladies Home Journal, October 1954.