True Confessions, October 1956

Dublin Core

Title

Subject

The representation of female body agency within narrative and advertisement in the October 1956 issue of True Confessions

Description

This archival collection includes advertisements and a single narrative from the October 1956 issue of True Confessions, a popular romance pulp magazine. The chosen advertisements within this collection advertise different products and commodities, though their placement within the magazine and in close proximity to certain romance narratives display a lack of female body agency.

Creator

Michael Schermerhorn

Publisher

Fawcett Publications Inc., Greenwich, CT

Date

October 1956

Language

English

Type

Magazine Publication

Collection Items

"Love made a fool of me," True Confessions October 1956

This image shows the cover page and an accompanying image of a narrative titled “Love made a fool of me” within this specific issue of True Confessions. The top of the cover page shows a “story file” of Rita G., the author of the story, as well as an…

"Love made a fool of me" continued from title page

This story traces the tumultuous relationship between Rita G. and her love interest Fred. A third character, Rita’s mother, offers commentary (often negative in tone) on the relationship throughout the story as well. This particular narrative reveals…

"I am 61 lbs. lighter" Knox Advertisement

“I am 61 lbs. lighter…never a hungry minute” begins this advertisement for the Knox Eat-and-Reduce Plan book with the Choice-of-Foods chart. Accompanying this advertisement are images of “Miss Grace” who lost 61 pounds thanks to this nutritional…

"You'll want to be slim for fall fashions"

“You’ll want to be slim for fall fashions” reads this instructional article about healthy weight loss through exercise routines. Organized into five sections, this article shows women how they can “persevere in a daily exercise routine” to “look more…