WARNING:  Some of the material found on the following pages is racist in content, and a lot of it is misogynistic. Tack-O-Rama, however, does not tolerate discrimination in any form. These articles have been chosen to demonstrate how social attitudes have changed in the past sixty years.

 


 

THE #1 DATING MENACE - THE AUTOMOBILE
Ladies Home Journal, 1955

 

7 WAYS TO CHARM A MAN
Coronet Magazine, 1950s

 

ADVERTISING GONE MAD!
Various magazines, 1947-1959

 

APRONS HAVE QUITE A FASHION FOLLOWING!
Woman and Home, 1959

 

BITS 'N' PIECES
Various magazines, 1949-1956

 

THE BOSS IS NOT YOUR HONEY!
Woman's World, 1957

 

CHOOSING A GIRL'S CAREER
Woman's World, 1957

 

COSMETIC SURGERY MID-CENTURY STYLE
Ladies' Home Journal, 1959

 

CRASH DIETING THE MID-CENTURY WAY
Woman's World, 1957

 

DANCING ETIQUETTE
New Idea, 1951

 

DEAR ABBY
1950s

 

ETIQUETTE FOR MEN
Woman's World, 1957

 

FEMININITY BEGINS AT HOME
Ladies' Home Journal, 1947

 

FURNITURE FOR TELEVIEWING
Home Beautiful, 1956

 

GRADUATION 1950
Ladies' Home Journal, 1950

 

HANDY HINTS AND TIPS
Various magazines, 1950s

 

INFORMAL LETTER-WRITING
Woman's World, 1957

 

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Various Magazines, 1946-1960

 

LOOK WHO'S WEARING GLASSES
A.M., 1954

 

MAIL ORDER MAYHEM
McCall's Magazine, late 1950s and early 1960s

 

NEW CAREER FOR COLLEGE GIRLS
Ladies' Home Journal, 1949

 

THE NIGHT JIM CAME TO SUPPER
Woman Magazine, 1958

 

PROBLEM PAGES
Various magazines, 1942-1959

 

PROM PLANNING
Ladies' Home Journal, 1949

 

RESOLUTIONS OF A POST-WAR TEEN
Ladies' Home Journal, 1947

 

SHE SHOULDA SAID NO!
The Photoplayer, 1951

 

SMALL ADS
Various magazines, 1950s

 

TEEN QUIZ: ARE YOU A SOCIAL SCHMOE?
Ladies' Home Journal, 1950

 

TEEN TRENDS IN CHICAGO
Ladies' Home Journal, 1952

 

TEEN TRENDS IN TEXAS
Ladies' Home Journal, 1949

 

TIPS FOR A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE
Woman's World, 1957

 

VINTAGE ESQUIRE CARTOONS
The Esquire Cartoon Album, 1958

 

VOICING YOUR CHARM
Woman's World, 1957

 

WHY NOT A WIRE FISH?
Home Maker, 1955

 

 

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