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“Women’s work” has never been so much fun!
Girl magazine, launched in the UK in 1951, and its popular strip “Mother Tells You How” provided inspiration and guidance for millions of teenage girls during the ’50s. Each week, Mother would teach her exemplary-in-every-way daughter, Judy, one of life’s most essential skills. Now a whole new generation can learn such traditional tasks as how to properly make a bed or bathe a baby, but also read whimsical and charming tips on how to make a Burmese skirt, use old cheese, prepare baked Alaska, pack for a weekend holiday, and camp in comfort!
Using the original archives from Girl, these strips appear to be a spoof, however the earnest and practical advice is wholly genuine. Why should girls fill their little heads with science and business they won’t understand when they can experiment with unusual sandwiches! Neatness and comfort go hand-in-hand in the kitschy and retro-chic Mother Tells You How. Now all modern women can be primed and poised for domestic success.
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Launched in 1951,
Girl magazine, with its combination of adventure tales, fashion ideas, and pin-ups, provided inspiration for half a million teenage girls in Britain through the fifties.