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Year End Review of Feminine World in 1962
A 1962 overview highlights women’s concerns about money and weight, fashion desires, and public activism. It notes Dr Frances Kelsey as the year’s heroine for blocking thalidomide, while Elizabeth Taylor and Jacqueline Kennedy attract attention for personal events and public appearances. It lists notable marriages and divorces, and recognizes Katherine Anne Porter, Rachel Carson, Lillian Hellman, Georgia O Keeffe, Lucille Ball, and others as outstanding women in arts and media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen Elizabeth
Elizabeth Taylor
Jackie Kennedy
Frances Kelsey
U. S. Food and Drug Administration
Europe
Kelsey
Siren
Richard Burton
Rome
Kennedy
John F. Kennedy
India
Italy
White House
Leonard Bernstein
New York Philharmonic
Philharmonic Hall
Kennedys
Ethel
Bob
Joan Kennedy
Ted
Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Ceylon
United States
Eugenie Anderson
Bulgaria
Frances Willis
Bandaraneike
Eleanor Roosevelt
Wilhelmina
Marilyn Monroe
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Lana Turner
Rosemary Clooney
Janet Leigh
Dinah Shore
Katherine Anne Porter
Rachel Cargon
Lillian Hellman
Georgia O'Keeffe
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Margaret Leighton
Lucille Ball
Desilu Productions