November 29, 2009, 11:36 pm
Review
“Gail Collins’s When Everything Changed points out what the women on “Mad Men” know: that period in our history was less enjoyable for the ladies…. The early pages of Ms. Collins’s book are peppered with accounts of incidents so outrageous they almost seem like jokes….but Ms. Collins underlines the serious consequences of such risible moments by including the stories of individual women-from overworked housewives to marginalized politicians-whose lives were cramped and deformed by the culture’s low opinion of their capabilities…. Ms. Collins reminds us of how many aspects of our lives were affected by the battles these women fought. And even readers who lived through this era may be surprised to discover how much they never knew, or have forgotten…Among the impressive features of Ms. Collins’s book is her genial, fair-minded sympathy, her refusal to smirk at the excesses of the most radical ’70s feminists or at the stance of women, among them Phyllis Schl … >>> Save Money at Amazon.com
November 12, 2009, 4:39 pm
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November 2, 2009, 5:33 pm
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