American Beauty

A review of "There She Was: The Secret History of Miss America" by Amy Argetsinger and "The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History" by Ilise S. Carter

Katrina Gulliver

Dec 26, 2021

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There She Was: The Secret History of Miss America

Amy Argetsinger

Atria/One Signal, 384 pages, 2021

The Red Menace: How Lipstick Changed the Face of American History

Ilise S. Carter

Prometheus, 226 pages, 2021

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Katrina Gulliver

Historical writer. Author of "Modern Women in China and Japan." Work has appeared in the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Arc Digital, and elsewhere.