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A Bold And Deeply Researched Biography Of A Complicated Cultural Icon. When Helen Gurley Brown Published Sex And The Single Girl In 1962, It Sold More Than Two Million Copies In Just Three Weeks, Presaging The Self-help Boom And Helping To Usher In The Unapologetic Self-affirmation Of Second Wave Feminism. Brown Declared That It Was Okay, Even Imperative, To Enjoy Sex Outside Of Marriage; That Equal Rights For Women Should Extend To The Bedroom; That Meaningful Work Outside The Home Was Essential For A Woman's Security And Self-esteem. The Book Catapulted Brown Into National Renown, Cementing Her Status As A Complex And Divisive Feminist Personality. And The Ripple Effects Of Her Outspokenness About Sex And Her Emphasis On Friendships Between Women Can Still Be Seen Today, On Tv Shows Like Sex And The City And Girls, And In The Magazine World As Well. When She Died In 2012, Her Obituary Appeared On The Front Page Of The New York Times, Which Noted That 'the Look Of Women's Magazines Today, Is Due In No Small Part, To Her Influence.' She May Not Always Have Been Loved-- But She Was Always Talked About. Brown's Life Story-- A Classic American Rags-to-riches Tale-- Is Just As Juicy As

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Author

Hirshey, Gerri

Publisher

Sarah Crichton Books ; Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780374537074

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Computer Science, Literary Fiction, Memoir

Rating

3.59 / 5 (85 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14