Work/Cited Episode 17: The Fashion Industry and the Politics of Power
In this episode, NYPL's Tal Nadan and Case-Western University professor Einav Rabinovitch-Fox discussed Dressed for Freedom: The Fashionable Politics of American Feminism, Rabinovitch-Fox's recently published monograph, which benefited from research conducted in the Rose Main Reading Room and in NYPL's archival collections. Their conversation explored the Fashion Group International, how women executives organized in the many different arms of the fashion industry, and how their coordinated action changed what American fashion looked like (and its acceptability) in the mid-20th century.
Episode Recording and Transcript
A transcript of this event is available here.
Related Resources
- Guide to the Fashion Group International records, NYPL Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Guide to the Tobé-Coburn School for Fashion Careers records, NYPL Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Overview of the New York Times Company records, NYPL Manuscripts and Archives Division, which Einav consulted for the paper's women’s coverage
- Virginia Pope's oral history in the New York Times Company records' Oral History files, NYPL Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Women’s Magazine Archive, a database of magazine back issues from popular magazines marketed toward women, available from home with an NYPL library card
- Vogue Archive, a database of Vogue back issues, available at any NYPL location
About the Work/Cited Series
Work/Cited is a program series that showcases the latest scholarship supported by the rich collections of The New York Public Library with a behind-the-scenes look at how the finished product was inspired, researched, and created. Catch up on previous episodes on the NYPL blog, where videos and links to related resources are posted shortly after each program. Sign up for NYPL's Research Newsletter or view the events calendar to hear about future programs as they are announced.