Triumph of the Plain Woman
The“World Outside” section of the 35th issue of Graphic includes an interesting article distinguishing a plain woman from a beautiful woman. The journalist considers plainness to be an advantage, rather than a negative quality, because of its implications. According to the author, a woman who is plain has had to work hard to make it in life and therefore has gained a wider set of skills. Additionally, she has had to perfectionate her personality and character in order to be loved by others because she was not simply accepted and loved for her beautiful face. Thus, being plain is considered to be a positive aspect, not only because beauty is fleeting and superficial, but because a plain woman has formed a beautiful character which will not fade with time, but rather will be truly and deeply appreciated for a long time.
The images accompanying the article depict women in England and France who are exercising so-called “men’s games”, such as football and archery. These women are described as participating in an invasion of the men’s jobs and sports.
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Fecha
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1936-02-13
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Fuente
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Black, Dorothy. 1936. “Triumph of the Plain Woman.” Graphic, February 13, 1936. P. 21. In Open Access Repository @ UPD.
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Idioma
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English
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Tipo
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Newspaper article
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Editor
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Item held at University of the Philippines Diliman and University of Antwerp VLIRUOS Rare Periodicals Open Access Repository
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Colaborador
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Georgiana Sara Negrutiu
