How to be a woman [videorecording] : instructions for proper female behavior from classroom films of the 1940s-'80s / Kino International ; produced for video by Bret Wood.
Format:
[videorecording] :
Publisher:
Kino International,
Copyright Date:
c2009
Description:
1 videodisc (ca. 195 min.) : sd., col. and b&w, 4 3/4 in.
Title from container. Special features: Bonus films: Redbook--Eighteen to thirty-four! (J.E.G. Hess ; 1977 ; col. ; 9 min.); The joy of living with fragrance (Avon ; circa 1960s ; col. ; 13 min.); interview with A/V Geeks founder Skip Elsheimer.
Contents:
Attack / Taft Broadcasting (1966 ; b&w ; 14 min.). The wonders of reproduction / Moody Institute (1958 ; col. ; 11 min.) -- Let's make a sandwich / American Gas Assoc. (1950 ; col. ; 4 min.) -- Why study home economics? / Centron (1955 ; b&w ; 10 min.) -- As others see us / Social Science Films (1953 ; col. ; 10 min.) -- Growing girls / Film Producers Guild (1949 ; b&w ; 12 min.) -- Improve your personality / Coronet (1951 ; b&w ; 10 min.) -- Pattern for smartness / Hartley Productions (1948 ; col. ; 18 min.) -- Girls are better than ever / Douglas Film Ind. (1967 ; col. ; 13 min.) -- You're the judge / Crisco (1960s ; col. ; 18 min.) -- Worth waiting for / Brigham Young University (1962 ; col. ; 27 min.) -- Saying no: a few words to young women about sex / Crommie & Crommie (1982 ; col. ; 16 min.) -- Attack / Taft Broadcasting (1966 ; b&w ; 14 min.).
Summary:
As the daughters of the baby boom reached adolescence, the American school system struggled to educate them on matters of sexual and social development. For teachers, classroom films about such topics were considered a godsend. They depicted the reproductive system in anatomical detail or through puzzling symbolism. Beyond sex education, classroom films addressed a wide array of social issues, from the importance of cooking skills to self-defense and how to appear more pleasing to others.
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