The 1950s were a wild mix of domestic duties, social expectations, and carefully polished appearances—all wrapped up in a perfectly pressed apron. For women of the era, life was about striking a ...

The 1950s marked a pivotal era for Black actresses in Hollywood, as the entertainment industry began to adapt to changing social narratives and demands for more authentic representation. While ...

American society in the 1950s was geared toward the family. Marriage and children were part of the national agenda. And the Cold War was in part a culture war, with the American family at the center ...

American women in 1950 and 2010 have very little in common, except that they both have the same job. After all the progress women have made breaking into the male-driven work force, the American woman ...

Cold cream served a dual purpose as both a cleanser and makeup remover in the 1950s, with brands like Pond's and Noxzema becoming household names. This thick, mineral oil-based cream worked by using ...

IMAGE: This is female astronaut candidate, Jerrie Cobb testing in Gimbal Rig. BETHESDA, Md. (October 6, 2009) — In the early years of the “space race” (1957-1975) two men sought to test a ...

New data on the American workforce has revealed that our understanding of “gendered” jobs has changed drastically. In the 1950s, for example, a female bartender was statistically very unusual, but in ...