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A Plain Jane in Arkansas
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. Born February 18, 1922
. Raised in poverty by her single mother
. Helped her Polio stricken sister Mary cope
. Graduated as Valedictorian of her high school class
. Attended a semester at Texas State College for Women but was forced to leave for financial reasons
. Worked part-time at a radio station while attending business school
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The Queen of Cosmopolitan
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. Won a contest Through Glamour Magazine
. Through her connections at Glamor she landed a job at Foote, Cone & Belding
. Moved into the world of advertising through various secretarial jobs
. Eventually became a copywriter and received various accolades for her work
. Met and married David Brown, an editor of Cosmopolitan Magazine
.David fostered Helen's writing and encouraged her to begin a book
. In 1962 Helen published her best-nown book Sex and the Single Girl.
. In 1965, as Cosmopolitan Magazine floundered, Helen stepped in and turned it around
. Although inexperienced she undertook the position of editor-in-chief and turned the focus of Cosmopolitan to young, single women
. Again Helen's work allowed her to share her feelings on womanhood with millions of women around the world
. She implimented sweeping changes in the magazines layout, advertising, and article focus-everything centered on including single women in society, without trying to marry them off
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Feminist or Antithisis?
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Did Helen Gurley Brown change America's image of women for better or for worse?
Did advocating sexual freedom for women merely make them sex objects or did it really give them control over their lives?
Many wonder if Helen's helpful tips in Sex and the Single Girl were self-depreciating hints masquerading as guides for independence.
Perhaps you should read some of Helen Gurly Brown's work and decide for yourself!
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