Lifestyle for women the 1940's

A recent visit to the Pink Palace Museum in Memphis, TN shows how women used to "exercise", cook, and curl their hair.

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[BLUSEESYOU]

Cool video, love the commentary. I still think women (and men) should fix themselves up a little more nowadays when they go out in public. I've seen some scary ppl out there with pj bottoms, faded old sweats and their hair like a crow just escaped from it. Nothing wrong with grooming ppl! lol Life is short, look nice!

[nederland4045]

@BLUSEESYOU I couldn't agree more.

Even the poorest homeless bum from the 1930s looked better then many people we see today.

I wear 1940s vintage every day, including the hairstyle and stockings.

But today people don't dress up for anything, many don't even bother changing for the cinema, theatre or official gatherings!

[cyulove]

i have been to the memphis museum, i learned a lot there.

[jazmella]

I would have liked to see more of the Elvis stuff! lol.

[AmandaHallay]

They had those exercise machines throughout the '70s, too! It wasn't just a Forties foolishness: these contraptions endured!

[Zarbod]

This is pretty neat. I'd like to get a coal stove for my rustic cabin. I believe they are pretty clean and nice, but they do require a lot of work. Plus you have to dump them out.

[liz1060]

My grandmother cooked on a wood stove until she died in the 1970s. As I recall, it wasn't "smokey and smelly" but it was an intensive labor device requiring quite a bit of skill and strength to use!