ARGONAUT BOOKS

A colourful account of women's health, beauty, and cosmetic aids, from stays and corsets to today's viral trends Reviews "Replete with the kind of revelatory historical anecdotes that make me so glad not merely that properly clever and learned writers such as Lincoln exist, but that those beyond academia can reap the benefits of their work."-Megan Nolan, Daily Telegraph"Margarette Lincoln chronicles the myriad extremes that women have gone to across four centuries in pursuit of the ideal face and form (if not pancreas). It's not pretty. Fortunately, it's pretty fascinating."...Read More