May 9, 2012

Mad women and Breasts

Mad women and Breasts
Kathryn interviews Advertising Woman of the Year Jane Maas on what it was like to be an advertising woman in the sixties and seventies - that Mad Men era of casual sex and professional serfdom. In her book mad women: The Other Wise of Life on Madison Avenue in the 60's and Beyond, Maas, designer of the 'I Love New York' campaign and a real-life Peggy Olson, reveals it all. She has been featured on NBC Nightly News, CBS Morning Show, and in the Wall Street Journal and New York Times. Kathryn also interviews journalist Florence Williams on her book Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History. Breasts are everywhere, from reality TV shows, wardrobe malfunctions, doctor's visits, and pink-ribboned fundraisers. Follow this organ from puberty to pregnancy and explore the environmental issues that impact the health of women around the world with journalist and New York Times freelance writer Florence Williams. Breasts was named a finalist for the 2011 Columbia/Nieman Lukas Work-in-Progress Award.