Is the modern girl bold and immodest?

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Cover of a pamphlet titled "Secrets of Modern Womanhood" with a portrait of a woman on it.

Is the modern girl bold and immodest? Girls! Could you attract this man?

True to the stereotype of library professionals, Hagley Library's staff is naturally charming, fascinating, and were just born with the promise of love and glamour. But if you're not so lucky, and you just don't know what that "mysterious something" is and are on the path to becoming a social queen yourself, maybe this will help (it probably won't).

This 1937 pamphlet from The Psychology Press, a publisher in St. Louis, Missouri, advertises and offes a sneak peek at the company's 8-volume series Fascinating Womanhood, or, The Art of Attracting Men: A Practical Course of Lessons in the Underlying Principles By Which Women Attract Men, Leading to the Proposal and Culminating in Marriage.

The pamphlet is a new addition to our Digital Archive, and can be found in our Pamphlet collections, which contain a selection from Hagley Library's large collection of pamphlets. The materials in this collection date from 1783 to 1988 and largely consist of trade literature, business histories, and promotional materials issued by businesses, trade associations, commercial associations, professional organizations, special interest groups, and similar bodies.