The Ladies' Room Reader

by Alvrez, Alicia

• ISBN13: 9781573245579
• ISBN10: 1573245577
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-01-01
• Publisher: Conari Pr

Summary

Fifty-seven percent of women would rather shop than have sex. Jodie Foster was born Ariane Munker, and Lauren Bacall, Betty Joan Perske. Oprah Winfrey and Margaret Avery, both nominated for Best Supporting Actress Oscars for The Color Purple, were the first two African-American women nominated in the same year for the same category. At the height of her popularity, screen star Betty Grable had her legs insured for $25,000 -- a modest sum compared to the $650,000 policy Fred Astaire took out on his feet!

These nuggets, along with everything else you've ever wanted to know about women, are to be found within this easy-to-browse resource. Here are women's views on shopping, clothing and cosmetics, marriage and children, food, sex, and pets, along with the lowdown on women celebrities and the feats of history's heroines and female adventurers.

Table of Contents

Welcome to the World of Women	iv
Women Get Malled: I Shop Therefore I Am	1	(20)
Painted Ladies: Cosmetics and Clothing Uncovered	21	(32)
Of Cabbages and Queens: Feminine Food Fancies	53	(44)
Women in Bed: Connubial Conjugations and Other Erogenous Activities	97	(32)
The Feminine Physique: Fascinating Facts about the Female Form	129	(20)
Truly, Madly, Deeply: Ladies Look at Love, Marriage, and the Baby Carriage	149	(30)
Barks, Coos, and Purrs: Promise Me Anything but Don't Diss My Dog	179	(28)
Entertaining Women: Shining Stars, Audacious Artists, and Daring Divas	207	(54)
Shattering the Ceiling: Fabulous Firsts and Other Fantastic Female Feats	261	(41)
Sources	302