Daily Life of Women in Postwar America

From Beatniks to Sputnik and from Princess Grace to Peyton Place, this book illuminates the female half of the US population as they entered a "brave new world" that revolutionized women's lives.

After World War II, the United States was the strongest, most powerful nation in the world. Life was safe and secure — but many women were unhappy with their lives. What was going on behind the closed doors of America's "picture-perfect" houses?

This volume includes chapters on the domestic, economic...