Gourley, Catherine, 1950-

Ms. and the material girls : perceptions of women from the 1970s through the 1990s / Catherine Gourley. - Minneapolis, MN : Twenty-First Century Books, c2008. - 144 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. - Images and issues of women in the twentieth century ; v. 5 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-141) and index.

Prologue: The women's strike for equality, August 26, 1970 -- Who took the "r" out of "Mrs."? -- Bionic women and real-life heroines -- From denial to indulgence : the body obsession -- The material world, or welcome to the 1980s -- Guerrilla girls and other militant females march into the 1990s -- Epilogue: The girl power revolution.

ISBN: 0822568063 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper) 9780822568063 (lib. bdg. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2006100249

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Feminism--History--United States--20th century.
Women in mass media--History--20th century.
Women in popular culture--History--United States--20th century.

LC Class. No.: HQ1421 / .G68 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 305.420973/09045