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Tiger Beat16 Spec Cheetah Teen magazines Mad Life Playboy Rolling Stone Photoplay Reader's Digest Famous Monsters Of Filmland Hollywood Romances Confidential Detective Whisper Men Vintage Life Magazines Doug Gilford's Mad Cover Site Playboy Logo, Facts & Collectibles Boomer's Teen Magazine Advice & Tips  ----------
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books Valley Of The Dolls Happiness Is A Warm Puppy The Feminine Mystique Silent Spring Unsafe At Any Speed In Cold Blood  comic books & funniesArchie comics The Fantastic Four Spiderman (1962) Peanuts 1960's Bestsellers Books About Hippies Archie Comics Marvel Comics SpiderFan: All About Spiderman! Peanuts Peanuts Books  -------Some of TV's funniest performers published paperback joke books  There were also books that attempted to explain the hippie lifestyle to the rest of us | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Visit Whatever Happened To...? to see some visions of Christmas past! ======================================== ========================================  anti-smoking New medical findings were linking cigarette smoking to lung cancer and all sorts of other diseases. Visit my Advertising page for anti-smoking publications and PSA's! ======================================== ========================================  swinging London They say that every decade has its trendy international city. In the 30's, it was Berlin; in the 50's, it was Rome. If this is true, then in the 60's, it was definitely London! The popularity of the Beatles created a desire for all things British, and Carnaby Street, with its stylish boutiques, was the home of mod fashion. The Mod Scene Online Sixties City ======================================== ========================================  groovy! In the late 60's, the mod and hippie movements were starting to have an effect on mainstream society. Posters, products, fashions, and home decor were becoming decidedly more "groovy." ======================================== ========================================  most popular baby names of 1965
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 college lifeA great deal of debate, protest, and change took place on college campuses in the 60's. A survey taken in 1968 revealed that 81 percent of undergraduates were dissatisfied with their schools, and these students took an active role in seeing that some changes were made. Protesting and striking students demanded more relevant coursework, more ethnic studies, more control over their classes, and more diversity in the student population. Student life was governed by the policy of in loco parentis, which allowed colleges to act "in place of the parents." Off campus, these young people were considered adults, but at school they were subjected to curfews, dorm visitation restrictions, close supervision, and rules against having a car or renting an apartment. This unpopular policy was also a target of protest in the late 60's. The counter-culture flourished on college campuses in the 60's, resulting in drug use, freak-outs, and anti-war rallies. At the time, school officials looked upon these incidents as nothing more than "temper tantrums," but most of the things these students worked for eventually became reality. College Freak-Ins & Freak-Outs In Loco Parentis (Visit my In The News page to read about social activism on college campuses!) ======================================== ======================================== etcetera... * Far out, man! ....it's 60's slang! *Check out the hot topics with this *1968 Glossary  While the Salk and Sabin vaccines were bringing polio under control, tuberculosis was still a threat in the 60's. Local newspapers urged you to visit the mobile chest x-ray unit when it came to your town, and the purchase of Christmas Seals provided funds for TB research. History Of Christmas Seals ======================================== ========================================  Check out Fads & Fun to see what the kids were up to!
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======================================== | ========================================  school days*Dick and Jane readers *the New Math *girls watched "the movie" in gym class dress codes Dress codes were strictly enforced. Boys were sent home if they weren't wearing a belt or a shirt with a collar. They could also be sent home if the faculty determined that their hair was "too long." In the fashion world, hemlines were inching up, and girls had to perform the "kneel test"....their skirts had to be long enough to touch the floor when they were kneeling. And no slacks!  why can't Johnny read? In the 50's, schools didn't teach phonetics, and many children were coming out of the school system unable to read properly. In the 60's, phonics returned to the grade school curriculum. did you know?... In 1968, the first female teacher was allowed to teach while visibly pregnant.  driver's edThe first high school driver's education classes were taught in the 30's. By the 60's, driver's ed was being offered by 70 percent of American high schools, and many states were making it mandatory for teens to take the class before getting their licenses. The driver simulation machine was the latest high-tech teaching tool.  clubs There were plenty of clubs to join in the typical high school of the 60's. Some were designed to prepare students for future careers, such as the Future Farmers Of America, Future Nurses Of America, and Future Homemakers Of America. There were also glee clubs, girls' clubs, pep clubs, and the Girls' Athletic Association.  scholastic competitions Each year, many high schools sent a team of students to compete in contests like "It's Academic." Girls who belonged to a home economics club often competed in baking contests. subject matter The school curriculum began to reflect the changing times during this turbulent decade. Events in Vietnam prompted social science classes to expand their coverage to include Africa and Asia. Soviet advances in space exploration forced us to analyze our science and math programs. The result was the New Math....a radical new teaching strategy that many math departments began to adopt in the early 60's. Even though parents (and most teachers) hated it, administrators hoped the New Math would help students compete in an increasingly technological society. Dick and Jane Books & Readers Sample Dick and Jane Pages Growing Up & Liking It (Booklets For Girls) Ginn & Company Readers Whatever Happened To The New Math?  gender divisionsGender dictated which classes you took and which activities you participated in. Girls took home economics, boys took auto repair. Boys were on the football team, girls were cheerleaders. college bound For the first time in history, it was assumed that most high school students would be going on to college. Many schools began to give more difficult assignments as a way to prepare students for college coursework.
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| women in society In the 60's, attitudes about women were in a state of transition... *Young girls were still being taught that the only acceptable careers they could pursue were dancer, actress, stewardess, teacher, model, or nurse (as shown in the board game to the left). *Women were beginning to realize their true potential, thanks to Betty Friedan's landmark 1963 book, The Feminine Mystique. *NOW (the National Organization For Women) was founded by Betty Friedan in 1966.
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======================================== | ========================================  housewivesOnce a young woman got married, it was taken for granted that she would give up her career ambitions. It was the husband's job to provide for his family. The money she spent was given to her as an allowance. She spent her days maintaining the home and caring for the children. Even her social activities were homemaker-oriented: attending Tupperware parties, hosting dinner parties, throwing birthday parties for the kids, and gathering in a neighbor's kitchen for coffee. Many women found the life of a homemaker quite fulfilling, but for others, there was the growing sense that there should be something more....  a Tupperware party in the early 60's Tupperware Home Page Tupperware History  Hey honey, what's for dinner?
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======================================== | ======================================== fear of the bomb In the early 60's, the cold war of the 50's was still very real, and still very frightening. The Emergency Broadcast System conducted tests on radio and TV, and certain public areas were designated as fallout shelters. Some people purchased or built bomb shelters for their own homes. "Bomb shelter mania" hit its peak in 1961. Civil Defense Archive Blast-Proof Brick Houses Nuke Pop 
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