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Joan Jacobs Brumberg
Joan Jacobs Brumberg is the author of "Fasting Girls: The History of Anorexia Nervosa" which won the Berkshire Prize in history and the John Hope Franklin Prize in American Studies, among other awards. "The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls" which won the Choice Award from the... show more

Joan Jacobs Brumberg is the author of "Fasting Girls: The History of Anorexia Nervosa" which won the Berkshire Prize in history and the John Hope Franklin Prize in American Studies, among other awards. "The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls" which won the Choice Award from the American Library Association and "Kansas Charley" the true story of Charles Miller, a seventeen-year-old orphan who was hanged in Wyoming in 1892 for a horrific double murder committed when he was only fifteen. Joan Jacobs Brumberg is Professor Emerita at Cornell Univesity and she lectures widely on all of her books and the social issues they cover. She is represented by Jodi Solomon Agency in Boston. You can also visit TheBodyProject.com for more information.
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Project Bookworm
Project Bookworm rated it 12 years ago
Actual Rating: 2.5 StarsIn this book, Brumberg examines the one hundred years of history between 1895 and 1995, and how society’s attitude has changed toward young women. She asks the question, even though we are now free of corsets and have more rights, do we really have it any better than our Vict...
Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it 12 years ago
Interesting in some areas, in particular when dealing with menstruation, but it loses something towards the end.
A Book and A Review #2
A Book and A Review #2 rated it 15 years ago
This book was unbelievable. It was a fascinating account of the impact of societal influence of women in from the late 1800's to today. When a manager in my library had suggested I read the book, raised an eyebrow at her and said "What the heck?". Boy, am I glad I did. At the time I was reading this...
Allusion is not Illusion
Allusion is not Illusion rated it 16 years ago
NOTE: I have not read this book (yet) -- I saw many of the photos and accompanying text as a museum installation and thought it was amazingly well done.
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