Description
Mademoiselle Magazine – May 1971 – The Beauty Issue – No Label
This is the May 1971 Beauty Issue of Mademoiselle Magazine, a bold and expansive celebration of body care, summer style, and real conversation around health, identity, and self-expression. Anchored by standout features like “The Great Body,” “How to Do Summer White,” and beauty interviews from California to the White House, this edition also includes fiction, fashion, and thoughtful reporting—making it an iconic early-'70s issue.
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The magazine is in good condition. The item being pictured is exactly the one you will receive. Please check the photos for condition reference. All of our items come with a plastic protective covering.
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Highlights from This Issue:
FEATURES & FICTION
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Marriage: Who Shoots It—And Why by Lesley Gilman Ross (p. 180)
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“I Can’t Call You My Sister Yet”: A powerful interview with Dorothy Pitman and Mary Cantwell (pp. 182–187)
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Do Your Thing by Mary Cantwell (p. 192)
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All the Pretty Little Horses, a short story by Laura Sargent (pp. 194–195)
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Save Sex by Leo Lerman (pp. 196–197)
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The Lion, a short story by Donn Cortez (pp. 198–206)
FASHION
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Cover Feature: Twinkle, Twinkle (p. 8)
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All Figured Out: Plastic Put-Ons (p. 20)
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Sheer Stocks, Big Time Sneakers, Off the Materials Side (pp. 28–32)
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Shape of Summer: Sportswear, bikinis, and resortwear including Aruba features (pp. 36–44)
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Travelin’ Gear (p. 214)
BEAUTY
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Head-to-Toe Health and Body Confidence Features (pp. 150–161):
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How to Keep Where Your Body Gets
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Super Healthy, Super Sexy
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The Great Body
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Rippeld-Shape body sculpting
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Travel Beauty Tips with Nancy Clifford, Wilhelmina, and Shelley Hack (pp. 206–207)
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Beauty Tips from California and the White House (pp. 208–211)
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Hand Talk, Skinshine Equation, How to Do Summer White, Sunproof Buying Guide, and more (pp. 212–231)
COLLEGE & CAREERS
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Interview: The Utopias of Nancy DeFord (p. 222)
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Career Fiction: The Library by Nancy Axelrad Comer (p. 224)
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Can a Campus Tune-Up Help? (p. 226)
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Think Green and Profit by Frank Green Mortimer (p. 228)
TRAVEL & ENVIRONMENTS
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The Going Things: Caribbean Islands (p. 128), U.S. Virgin Islands by Sara Cuneo (p. 216), Aruba and Curaçao (p. 230)
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Eat columns by Mary Cantwell (pp. 80 & 87)
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Home Furnishings Show (pp. 190–193)
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A Summer Place by Mary Emmerling (p. 244)
DEPARTMENTS & REGULARS
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An Opinion: On Man and Woman by Nancy Gilman (p. 28)
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Man Talk by Robert Benton and David Newman (p. 38)
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The Poetry of the Fiction by Edward Brash (p. 146)
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Memo from the Editor (p. 148)
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Catch Up With by Leo Lerman (p. 220)
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Friendly Mailaway Catalogue by Mary Emmerling (p. 243)
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Schools Directory (pp. 245–251)
A rich and ambitious edition, Mademoiselle May 1971 offers a full-body editorial experience—balancing fashion, fiction, activism, and beauty with insight and flair. A true collector’s item for those interested in 1970s culture, fashion history, and women’s media.