Word: woman
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...from any penalties could only succeed in intensifying and multiplying this form of depravity." Lord Rothermere's Daily Mail agreed: "Great nations have fallen and empires decayed because corruption became socially acceptable. [The proposals constitute] legalized degradation." "There's no knowing where it will end," complained a woman M.P., Mrs. Jean Mann, on television. "We may even have husbands enticed away from wives...
...menace as well as a nuisance. A young stenographer was disfigured for life recently when an irate harlot slapped her in the face with a heavy handbag under the mistaken impression that the girl was "working" her territory. Because prostitutes ply London's better streets so regularly, any woman sauntering or window-shopping in the West End at night is apt to be accosted by a potential customer, and the result is often mutual embarrassment...
...undulating, feminine curves to flapper angularities with emphasis on comfort, jersey, pearls, the triangular scarf, the pleated skirt, shawls, colored gloves for night parties, and cloche hats for that come-hither look -and Chanel No. 5 for that come-hither smell. In a baffling statement of first principles, the woman who banished the waistline, eliminated hips and deflated the bosom, announced: "The most important thing is to look feminine." Confusing the issue still more, Coco added, "The only line is the straight line...
Almost a shoo-in for three prizes (best of the big-car section, best woman entrant, best Queensland entrant), Geordie Anderson took time out to go home, do her washing, and check up on her daughters' housekeeping. Refreshed by a nap, she whipped through Canberra so fast that she was picked up for speeding. But apart from a damaged windshield, her Jag was still in good condition. Geordie finished far up in the overall standings (behind five Volkswagens), easily earned her three prizes, and went home with $1,215 plus assorted trophies, including an electric razor and a supply...
...they "would stop spending money, talking loudly in public places, telling the British who won the war, chewing gum [and would] dress properly, throw away their cameras, move their air bases out of England, settle the desegregation problem, turn over the hydrogen bomb to Britain, put the American woman in her proper place, not export rock 'n' roll, and speak correct English...