The first comprehensive account of female beauty in nineteenth-century British print culture Pinpointing how consumer culture transformed female beauty ideals d

The bestselling classic that redefined our view of the relationship between beauty and female identity. In today's world, women have more power, legal recogniti

This advice book to women details rules of hygiene and beauty and reflects the values placed on maintaining the image of the "lady."

Drawing on feminist criticism, cultural studies, and new historicist ideas, Kowaleski-Wallace suveys eighteenth century literary texts, material object, and cul