Big Money and Women Voters: Who Really Chooses the President?
In the 1940s, George Gallup tested his theory that presidential elections are decided long before they even begin.
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Tag Archives: Women
Rockwell Ladies in the 1940s
From glamour girls to charwomen, Rockwell had a way with the ladies in the 1940s. Well, a way of depicting them, anyway.
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Classic Covers: Women in Sports in the 1900s
Did you think that ladies in the early part of the 20th Century just did needlework and played piano? I was surprised to find some of our earliest Post covers depicted the feminine side of several sports.
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War, Work, and Women, Part II
According to some 1944 critics, you just couldn’t get good war workers anymore.
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War, Work, and Women
Life on the home front offered many American women rare work experience, and an unexpected education.
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A Friend of Her Parents
A short story by Alice Duer Miller.
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The Real Housewives of America
The true life of a housewife is not all it’s cracked up to be. In today’s insecure job market, women are more likely to retain full-time jobs, but as the number of women in the job market begins to surpass men, will the lot of household duties shift as well?
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Zinc and Women
What’s the connection to diabetes?
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Delayed Resemblance
“Once they are out From under her thumb, How like their mom Do daughters become!” — R.C. Shebelski
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My Weekend Getaway
Today, I’m thinking about relationships, especially those among women. I spent a recent weekend in a small town about two hours away from the comforts of home. I was among a group of 20 women: 12 total strangers, five acquaintances, and two who may know me better than I know myself. Today, I am grateful. ... More
