Looking for Miss America : a pageant's 100-year quest to define womanhood
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Berkeley, Calif. : Counterpoint, 2021.
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Book
Edition
First paperback edition.
ISBN
9781640094901 (paperback), 1640094903 (paperback)
Physical Desc
310 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 21 cm
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Published
Berkeley, Calif. : Counterpoint, 2021.
Edition
First paperback edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781640094901 (paperback), 1640094903 (paperback)

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Originally published in hardcover in 2020.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [253]-310).
Description
A lively account of memorable Miss America contestants, protests, and scandals, and how the pageant, nearing its one hundredth anniversary, serves as an unintended indicator of feminist progress.
Awards
A New York Post Best Book of 2020.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Mifflin, M. (2021). Looking for Miss America: a pageant's 100-year quest to define womanhood (First paperback edition.). Counterpoint.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mifflin, Margot, 1960-. 2021. Looking for Miss America: A Pageant's 100-year Quest to Define Womanhood. Counterpoint.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Mifflin, Margot, 1960-. Looking for Miss America: A Pageant's 100-year Quest to Define Womanhood Counterpoint, 2021.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Mifflin, Margot. Looking for Miss America: A Pageant's 100-year Quest to Define Womanhood First paperback edition., Counterpoint, 2021.

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