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A look back at gender politics throughout history including vintage feminism, misconceptions about women, the evolution of women's rights and more.
Women in the Media, Then and Now. Top Story - March 2023. Created with: OG Collection.
No matter the cutting-edge journalism and pop cultural coverage, Penthouse will always be best known for pictorials of nude women. Likewise, Guccione first and foremost was a purveyor of such images, and it is important to remember in his crusade against censorship he was ultimately fighting to keep up his own magazine sales.
By OG Collection 3 years ago in Viva
Madonna and Penthouse. Top Story - October 2022. Created with: OG Collection.
Over the weekend Madonna shared an Instagram story reflecting on the 30 year anniversary of the controversial photography book S.E.X. published in 1992, which arguably was the apex of her status as cultural agitator. Madonna wrote:
By OG Collection 3 years ago in Viva
The Army's Miraculous Food Invention You Never Knew About
Even though they’re not the most glamorous of topics, ration packs have become essential during military campaigns all over the world, and especially so in war zones where hot meals aren’t always readily available to the soldiers on the front line. But although many different types of rations have been developed throughout history, one particular innovation by the United States Army back in the 1940s has been virtually forgotten, and it’s actually quite miraculous when you take into account how long it can last without spoiling. Here’s what it is and why it’s so ingenious.
By Oemer YILDIRIM3 years ago in Viva
Naked Place
I constantly really feel a twinge of discomfort whenever a person tells me they're trying to do something fantastic, whether that is transform their diet, start an organization, start exercising regularly, lower their alcohol usage, travel, return to school, or obtain a complete evening's sleep every evening.
By kanchan chauhan3 years ago in Viva
A Day In The Life of An 18th Century British Prostitute
"Come, my lord, come along, let us drink a glass together." "I'll go with you if you please." Prostitution was prominent across England in the 18th and 19th centuries. There were two main reasons for this - urbanization and the middle-class getting access to power and money.
By Kamna Kirti3 years ago in Viva
1987: The Year I went to Second Base
I grew up in the 80s. A time of big hair, curling irons and Kylie Minogue’s Locomotion. It was 1987. The year of Whitney Houston’s, ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’. We were all screaming at the top of our voices when Bon Jovi’s, ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ came on the radio. The Top 40 was something that I picked up from the music store every week. It was printed on a sickly yellow A5 paper. Aretha Franklin became the first female artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Sadly only 8% of women make up the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Do better.
By Melanie Charles5 years ago in Viva
Classic Black Beauties
Out of curiosity I was typing away at a Crossword Puzzle from "It's A Black Thang.com". The online puzzle bursted with historical facts of black past. There was one question that stood out! "In 1901 who was the first President to bring Booker T. Washington to a White House Dinner?" I was stumped! So, when I searched.. unsurprisingly it was Theodore Roosevelt.. husband of Eleanor Roosevelt pioneer feminist and the progressive politicians of our colored history. This led me to another fun fact. The first black artist to perform in the White House! ( Who I will reveal first...) Using this time for Women's Month I will chronicle the black beauties of our past.
By SAYHERNAME Morgan Sankofa6 years ago in Viva
