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Kay, Gwen.

Dying to Be Beautiful : The Fight for Safe Cosmetics / Gwen Kay. - 1 online resource (190 pages): illustrations - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

"A victory of the women of this country" -- "The arts and crafts of the modern flapper" -- "Marring the fair face of nature" -- "Some protection to our health, our looks and our pocketbooks" -- "The big cosmetic houses aren't sorry that the regulation has come."

Open Access

Tells the story of how cosmetics came to be regulated in early 20th century America. Examines the cosmetics industry in light of the 1938 Food, Drug, and Cosmetics Act.

ISBN: 9780814272879

Subjects--Corporate Names:
États-Unis. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Cosmetics--Law and legislation.
Cosmetics industry.
Cosmetics--Health aspects.
Cosmetiques--Aspect sanitaire--Histoire.--États-Unis
Cosmetiques--Industrie--Histoire.--États-Unis
Cosmetiques--Droit--Histoire.--États-Unis
Women's Health--history
Health Policy--history
Legislation, Drug--history
Cosmetics--history
Cosmetics--adverse effects
Cosmetics--Law and legislation--History.--United States
Cosmetics industry--History.--United States
Cosmetics--Health aspects--History.--United States

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.
United States

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.
Electronic books.