During the 1950s, the economy boomed, and many Americans enjoyed material comfort. The “American dream,” a notion that was largely shaped by the 1950s, is still pursued today. …

The fifties cartoon of uniformity and classlessness is, as the demo- graphics of the decade indicate, not merely an oversimplification. In several respects it is patently untrue.

FIFTIES simulates life during one of America’s most misunderstood, yet fondly remembered, decades—the 1950s. Scholars and laymen since the Romans have written that we are all …

Primary Political Files Series, 1955-1956 There are 19 boxes relating to Cochran unsuccessful campaign for Congress. These files represent a good overview of the campaign.] Box 4 Box 5.

The fifties is a period well known for its writings on motherhood. Nineteenth- century ideologies about women tend to stress the woman as wife rather than as mother, though there are,of …

In the nineteen fifties, America was a nation whose population was growing as never before. It was a nation where the popular culture of television was both reflecting and influencing its...

EATING IN THE FIFTIES: invented. It was m caron Curry was a surname. Taco? Never saw one till I was 15.