In Made to Play House, Miriam Formanek-Brunell traces the history of nineteenth- and twentieth-century dolls and explores the origins of the American toy industry's remarkably successful efforts to promote self fulfillment through maternity and materialism. She tells the fascinating story of how inventors, producers, entrepreneurs-many of whom were women-and little girls themselves created dolls which expressed various notions of female identity.
| ISBN: | 9780801860621 |
| Publication date: | 30th November 1998 |
| Author: | Miriam FormanBrunell |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 233 pages |
| Genres: |
History of the Americas Gender studies: women and girls Antiques, vintage and collectables: toys, games, dolls and models |