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The Female Body As Icon: Edna Millay Wears A Plaid Dress, Cheryl Walker
The Female Body As Icon: Edna Millay Wears A Plaid Dress, Cheryl Walker
Scripps Faculty Publications and Research
The female body has never been so prominently displayed or so critically examined as it is today under the dominance of late capitalism. The results of this display, we can now see, have been mostly negative: women regard themselves at best self-consciously, at worst with disgust. Given this emphasis on self-scrutiny, it comes as no surprise that middle-aged women experience a reduction of self-confidence regarding their physical presences and a concomitant increase in self-dissatisfaction. It is also worth noting that a querulous tone often afflicts them as they grow older, suggesting that they are at odds not only with others …