Helen Gurley Brown's mixed legacy
Helen Gurley Brown, legendary editor of Cosmopolitan and doyenne of stiletto-heeled self-empowerment, died Monday at 90. The author of "Sex and the Single Girl," Brown was widely credited for revolutionizing the precepts of women's media, transforming WASHINGTON — The legendary Cosmo Girl, Helen Gurley Brown, has died and with her, one hopes, a not-so-fabulous legacy. [...]
Read MoreHelen Gurley Brown's other revolutionary idea: Saving money is sexy
Helen Gurley Brown, author, publisher and editor-in-chief of Cosmpolitan magazine for 32 years died today. She was 90. Brown's bestselling book Sex And The. WASHINGTON — The legendary Cosmo Girl, Helen Gurley Brown, has died and with her, one hopes, a not-so-fabulous legacy. This would be the demonstrably ridiculous notion that women can have it [...]
Read MoreHelen Gurley Brown, as Others Saw Her
In 1971, an enthusiastic librarian from Troy, Michigan sent out dozens of letters to people of note in the arts, sciences and politics asking them to. Helen Gurley Brown brought Cosmopolitan back from the brink of ruin. She was appointed editor-in-chief of the magazine in 1965, when it was losing money, and spent 30 years [...]
Read More