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Women Children’s Book Illustrators

Women Children’s Book Illustrators: their biographies, books illustrated, many illustrations and a brief history of children’s book publishing and it’s relationship to the women involve. (via Plep)

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Some interesting links

Curiously, every time I say something is NSFW, that link has more visits than the others. Maybe you like them, or it’s just curiosity. As I haven’t posted any for a few days, I have a collection of these just … Continue reading

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Ling Lung Women’s Magazine

Ling Lung was a women’s magazine from 30′s published in Shanghai. There are scanned images from the first number published in 1931 till the last one 1937, the number 298 of the magazine, but the collection isn’t complete. (via Papel … Continue reading

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Women in World War II Advertising

Women as portrayed in British World War II Advertising – a brief look at how women were represented in popular advertising in the wartime Britain of the 1940′s. (via RetroGraphix)

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Michelle Meier

The photographer Michelle Meier makes pretty photos. One of her galleries of pictures has portraits of women and little girls with some kind of retouch that makes all look like dolls, Barbies, too perfect to not scar. I’m scared of … Continue reading

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Women’s Magazines

Women’s Magazines: a collection o vintage women’s magazines from the Victorian era to the early 20th century. The Rights of Women, woman suffrage, and equality by gender were all hot issues in America, but you might or might not be … Continue reading

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Hollywood Pinup

Hollywood Pinup – classic cheesecake pics of silver screen starlets. Some very nice pictures of actresses and few actors (tough guys session) from 40s and 50s. (via TackyTimes) PS.: about Bardot visit her foundation for the welfare and protection of … Continue reading

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Hedy Lamarr

Hedy Lamarr: the official site with news, biography, quotes, photos, filmography and trivia. If you don’t know her work on cinema I recommend you start with Extase more for the impact of the scenes of this movie and its story … Continue reading

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Sirens of the Silver Screen

Sirens of the Silver Screen: nice site with a few but glamorous pictures of cinema divas from the 30′s, 40 ‘s and 50′s – the classic era. Want more? Check also the All American Beauties with galleries of pictures of … Continue reading

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Viven Leigh

She is one of my favourite actresses: Vivien Leigh. I have to confess that when I was younger I wanted to be like her. She was so beautiful, talented and intelligent, and her way to look in some scenes and … Continue reading

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