"girls have finally swiped the boys' last private, personal thing"

This is from a magazine for teens in the St. Louis area; apparently, traditional gender roles were melting away. In 1949.

(We all agree "Speed Clayton" won the name lottery, though, right?)

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I am glad I went to the Marie Antoinette Style exhibition at the V&A today. A very beautiful and inspiring exhibition . One word to describe the style is unapologetic. And also, aren't these the best shoes in the world?!

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Historian Laura Fitzachary (SeekTheHistoric) presents an hour-long online lecture on the connections between St Brigid, beauty history and Irish folklore today from 12pm. Tickets cheap and cheerful from the link below.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/brigid-and-beauty-a-journey-through-irish-myth-and-history-tickets-1137730274879?fbclid=PAY2xjawIIPQVleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABpnU4kczsngOl7hMVW0vS0Nn-JXX0IlmOdDnueIsjgvA_hIt_6qvmICbIyQ_aem_FKhTqi9K8q9IgVAWcy5EzQ

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I’ve been given the Janet Arnold Award by the Society of Antiquaries to recreate clothing described in the Tudor song, Greensleeves.
Really excited to be working on this project with a team of superb costume historians.
Among other things, there will be a video to come in the future, and a book about Greensleeves & early modern clothing in music and song, but in the meantime, here is our recording of the words and music…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pej-PqWDJ4U&ab_channel=Passamezzo

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