Being Miss America : : Behind the Rhinestone Curtain / / Kate Shindle.
For nearly a hundred years, young women have competed for the title of Miss America—although what it means to wear the crown and be our “ideal” has changed dramatically over time. The Miss America Pageant began as a bathing beauty contest in 1920s Atlantic City, New Jersey, sponsored by businessmen...
Saved in:
| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 |
|---|---|
| VerfasserIn: | |
| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2014 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Discovering America
|
| Online Access: | |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 p.) |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- PROLOGUE
- Part One. Flappers and Scholars and Crowns, Oh My!
- Part Two. Women on Top
- Part Three. The Ugly Pageant
- EPILOGUE
- NOTES
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- INDEX