Sixty years ago, an article published in the socialist weekly the Militant sparked a lively debate on how the cosmetics and “fashion" industries play on the economic and emotional insecurities of women and youth to rake in profits. Today that exchange, contained in this book, a Marxist classic, offers an introduction to the origin of women’s oppression and the struggle for liberation. Introduction by Mary-Alice Waters, photos, notes, index. | Cosmetics Fashions and the Exploitation of Women by Joseph Hansen, Paperback | Indigo Chapters