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The Extra Woman

How Marjorie Hillis Led a Generation of Women to Live Alone and Like It

Joanna Scutts

"The Extra Woman" celebrates the revolutionary years of the 1930s, when single women embraced their independence and shared it with the world. Marjorie Hillis, a successful Vogue editor, published a radical self-help book that urged spinsters to shed derogatory labels and take control of their lives. With Dorothy Parker–esque wit, Hillis’s tips made single life desirable and chic. "The Extra Woman" is a vibrant examination of a remarkable life and profound feminist philosophy, reclaiming Hillis as the original queen of a maligned sisterhood. It's a brilliant exposé of women who forged their independent paths before the domestic backlash of the 1950s trapped them behind picket fences.
Publish Date
2017-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
2017-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
3.84
ISBN
9781631492730
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2019-09-17T01:46:16.000Z
Dr Scutts’ book is amazing and I bet her class is too. (She’s not a client—I wish!—I just genuinely loved her book!)      source