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A boob's life : how America's obsession shaped me... and you / Leslie Lehr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lehr, Leslie, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Breast--Social aspects.
- Breast.
- Breast--Popular works.
- Women--History.
- Women.
- History.
- Body image in women.
- Authors, American--21st century--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- Women authors, American.
- Women authors, American--21st century--Biography.
- Lehr, Leslie.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Personal narratives.
- History.
- Popular works.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 346 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First Pegasus Books cloth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Pegasus Books, 2021.
- Summary:
- "Explores the surprising truth about women's most popular body part with vulnerable, witty frankness and true nuggets of American culture that will resonate with everyone who has breasts--or loves them. ...At turns funny and heartbreaking, A Boob's Life explores both the joys and hazards inherent to living in a woman's body. Lehr deftly blends her personal narrative with national history, starting in the 1960s with the women's liberation movement and moving to the current feminist dialogue and what it means to be a woman. Her insightful and clever writing analyzes how America's obsession with the female form has affected her own life's journey and the psyche of all women today." -- inside front jacket flap.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: One. Obsession, 2015
- Why America Is Obsessed With Breasts
- pt. I BREAST ENVY GIRLHOOD
- Two. Daddy's Girl, 1965
- Bra Basics
- Three. Live Nude Women, 1966
- American Women in Playboy
- Four. History According To Breasts, 1967
- 1970
- Beauty Pageants
- Five. Smart Vs. Pretty, 1972
- Cheerleaders: Sis Boom Breasts!
- Six. California Girls, 1978
- Bare Breasts in American Film
- pt. II THE BOOBY TRAP ADULTHOOD
- Seven. From Ms. To Mom, 1983
- Breastfeeding Basics
- Eight. Birthday Babe, 1997
- Better Boob Jokes
- Nine. Divorce: The A"Word, 2004
- Emotional Abuse
- Ten. Boob Job, 2005
- Breast Augmentation by the Numbers
- Eleven. Peek-A-Boob: Dating, 2006
- Breast Censorship
- Twelve. Dressing For Sex, 2008
- Secrets of Victoria's Secret
- pt. III THE BREAST OF EVERYTHING WOMANHOOD
- Thirteen. Killer Boobs, 2012
- US Breast Cancer Statistics
- Fourteen. Chemo Chick, 2013
- A Few Americans Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
- Fifteen. How Wot To Be A Role Model, 2013
- Breast Myths and Facts
- Sixteen. Picasso Boobs, 2014
- A Few Nicknames for Breasts
- Seventeen. The Death Of Daddvs Girl, 2016
- Women's Legal Rights
- Eighteen. Boobs "R" Us, 2017
- First Females
- Nineteen. The Fourth Wave.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-346).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781643136226
- 1643136224
- OCLC:
- 1164356998
- Publisher Number:
- 99987453489
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