Title: “Exploring Mid Century Women’s Magazines: A Historical Analysis of Articles and Their Impact on Women’s Social and Economic Roles”

Short Paper (Magazine Article Assignment) – Read the Introduction from Walker, Women’s Magazines 1940-1960, and then choose one of the two packets of articles to read (each packet contains a different selection of articles).
Describe two of the articles from Walker in some depth. What is the article’s subject? What is its intended audience? Are there any alternate ways to read the article? What does it suggest to you or make you question about women’s social or economic roles?
Having read all the articles in your section and the introduction, what impression do you have of mid century women’s magazines overall? What did their writers and editors think of their readers? How do you think readers understood this content? 
How can historians use these articles as primary sources? What strengths and weaknesses do they offer to understand mid century American women?