Helen Gurley Brown |
To begin, her book. A how-to manual of sorts for women who are single but do not want to be sexless or any less than those that are taken, married or in some other way committed.
Then her book was made into a movie. I've yet to see it but it says something that this book, that was outkast by several publishing houses was later made into a film version.
She was then recruited by Hearst magazines to turn around Cosmopolitan. She's quoted at the outset that her aim was to guide women, "how to get everything out of life -- the money, recognition, success, men prestige, authority, dignity -- whatever she is looking at through the glass her nose is pressed against." Obviously we all recognize Cosmo as a staple read, just depends at which point you read it. For me, it was a somewhat taboo mag that I read in highschool, hiding it from my mom a little because of its sexual content. Today I read it more for the fashion and random feel good articles. Nevertheless, Cosmo is right for women of all ages.
Today we pay homage to this tenacious and inspiring soul. I'll keep her insight and advice in mind as I search for my Mr. Right, obviously having as much of her recommended 'fun' along the way.
To read of all of her amazing achievements hop on over to this article: Former Cosmopolitan editor and author Helen Gurley Brown dies.
Somewhere her name should be in lights.
Today we pay homage to this tenacious and inspiring soul. I'll keep her insight and advice in mind as I search for my Mr. Right, obviously having as much of her recommended 'fun' along the way.
To read of all of her amazing achievements hop on over to this article: Former Cosmopolitan editor and author Helen Gurley Brown dies.
Somewhere her name should be in lights.
-H