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How to be a woman, instructions for proper female behavior from classroom films of the 1940s-'80s, produced for video by Bret Wood

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Label

How to be a woman, instructions for proper female behavior from classroom films of the 1940s-'80s, produced for video by Bret Wood

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

How to be a woman

Oclc number

456574502

Responsibility statement

produced for video by Bret Wood

Runtime

195

Series statement

Classic educational shorts, v. 2

Sub title

instructions for proper female behavior from classroom films of the 1940s-'80s

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

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Instructions for proper female behavior from classroom films of the 1940s-'80s

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