The 1950s were a wild mix of domestic duties, social expectations, and carefully polished appearances—all wrapped up in a perfectly pressed apron. For women of the era, life was about striking a ...

SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — To say Betty Heldreich was a pioneer in women's surfing is an understatement, she was really a frontierswoman leading the way in the 1950s surfing the waves of Hawaii. Her ...

American society in the 1950s was geared toward the family. Marriage and children were part of the national agenda. And the Cold War was in part a culture war, with the American family at the center ...

The 1950s marked a pivotal era for Black actresses in Hollywood, as the entertainment industry began to adapt to changing social narratives and demands for more authentic representation. While ...

In the 1950s, women didn't need Pilates or yoga to stay fit. They had 25-pound vacuum cleaners. A recent British study found that back then the average waistline was 28 inches, but today it's 36, ...