University of the Incarnate Word The Athenaeum Theses & Dissertations 7-2002 Madonnas and Whores: The Dichotomy of Women's Roles as Portrayed in Women's Magazine Advertisements Karen Celeste Kimbell University of the Incarnate Word Follow this and additional works at: https://athenaeum.uiw.edu/uiw_etds Part of the Gender and Sexuality Commons, and the Mass Communication Commons Recommended Citation Kimbell, Karen Celeste, "Madonnas and Whores: The Dichotomy of Women's Roles as Portrayed in Women's Magazine Advertisements" (2002). Theses & Dissertations. 58. https://athenaeum.uiw.edu/uiw_etds/58 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by The Athenaeum. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses & Dissertations by an authorized administrator of The Athenaeum. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. MADONNAS AND WHORES: THE DICHOTOMY OF WOMEN'S ROLES AS PORTRAYED IN WOMEN'S MAGAZINE ADVERTISEMENTS. By KAREN CELESTE KIMBELL, B.A. THESIS Presented to the Graduate Faculty of University ofthe Incarnate Word in Partial Fulfillment ofthe Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS UNIVERSITY OF THE INCARNATE WORD July 2002 MADONNAS AND WHORES: THE DICHOTOMY OF WOMEN'S ROLES AS PORTRAYED IN WOMEN'S MAGAZINE ADVERTISEMENTS. A Thesis by KAREN CELESTE KIMBELL APPROVED: Valerie Greenberg Chairman of Committee /' Dr. Pat Lonchar Member ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author would like to acknowledge Ms. Valerie Greenberg, Dr. Patricia Lonchar, and Dr. Noelle Sweany for their tremendous help, support, and encouragement. She would like to thank her father, Mr. James R. Kimbell, for setting the bar so high, and her mother, Mrs. Brigitte Kimbell, for showing her so many different meanings to the word 'woman.' Finally, she would like to thank her fiance, Samson Huus, for his support and enthusiasm.
