The Red Menace
How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History
by Ilise S. Carter
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Pub Date Nov 15 2021 | Archive Date Mar 21 2022
Rowman & Littlefield | Prometheus Books
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Description
In America, lipstick is the foundation of empires; it’s a signature of identity; it’s propaganda, self-expression, oppression, freedom, and rebellion. It’s a multi-billion-dollar industry and one of our most iconic accessories of gender. This engaging and entertaining history of lipstick in America throughout the twentieth century and into the present will give readers a new view of the little tube’s big place in modern America; marching with the Suffragettes, building Fortune 500 businesses, being present at Stonewall, and engineered for space travel.
Advance Praise
“Wise, witty and erudite. I now know a lot more about the history of beauty culture than I ever knew I wanted to, and I'm better for it.”
–John Strausbaugh, author of City of Sedition and Victory City
“Carter details a fresh, fabulous, and often frightening trip through the social, political, cultural, and sartorial impact of female rebellion all while staring down the barrel of a lipstick tube. It is the fascinating story of how America came to be onenation undergloss.”
– Tonya Hurley, New York Times and international-bestselling author
“Even though you may not have thought much about red lipstick, it has probably still imprinted your psyche. This book, packed with historical tidbits both delightful and disturbing, is as much a survey of the ways history is told as of the way lipstick's meaning has developed in Western culture and commerce. It's an entertaining and thoughtful journey through the landscape of modern advertising, beauty standards, and American history.”
– Jo Weldon, author of Fierce: The History of Leopard Print
Available Editions
| ISBN | 9781633887107 |
| PRICE | $28.95 (USD) |
