Loyola University Chicago Loyola eCommons Dissertations Theses and Dissertations 2011 The Color(s) of Perfection: The Feminine Body, Beauty Ideals, and Identity in Postwar America, 1945-1970 Elizabeth M. Matelski Loyola University Chicago Follow this and additional works at: https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss Part of the Women's Studies Commons Recommended Citation Matelski, Elizabeth M., "The Color(s) of Perfection: The Feminine Body, Beauty Ideals, and Identity in Postwar America, 1945-1970" (2011). Dissertations. 158. https://ecommons.luc.edu/luc_diss/158 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses and Dissertations at Loyola eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Loyola eCommons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License. Copyright © 2011 Elizabeth M. Matelski LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO THE COLOR(S) OF PERFECTION: THE FEMININE BODY, BEAUTY IDEALS, AND IDENTITY IN POSTWAR AMERICA, 1945-1970 A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL IN CANDIDACY FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY PROGRAM IN HISTORY BY ELIZABETH M. MATELSKI CHICAGO, ILLINOIS AUGUST 2011 Copyright by Elizabeth M. Matelski, 2011 All rights reserved. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This project is the culmination of many years and uncountable hours of study, but it represents a beginning as much as an end. Since the start of my graduate studies at Loyola University in Chicago, I have benefitted from the wisdom and friendship of numerous individuals. I can only begin to thank those who have helped me along the way.