Scholarly Texts and Articles

Gleason, Mona. “Psychology and the Construction of the ‘Normal’ Family in Postwar Canada, 1945–60.” The Canadian Historical Review 78, no. 3 (1997): 442–77. https://doi-org.ezproxy.library.yorku.ca/10.3138/CHR.78.3.442

Nilsson, Åsa Wikberg, and Yvonne Eriksson. 2022. “Gendered Design Thinking So-Called Logic of People and Things.” In Different Perspectives in Design Thinking, 1st ed., 88–107. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429289378-6

Rhode, Deborah. 2016. “Appearance as a feminist issue.” Page 698. https://scholar.smu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4667&context=smulr

Archival Resources

Clairol Inc. of Canada. “Hair Dryer.” 1964-1965. Canadian Museum of History, Quebec. Accessed April 4, 2025. https://www.historymuseum.ca/collections/artifact/2231126

CultureNL Museums. In Pursuit of Beauty: Hair, Hair!. Accessed February 13, 2025. https://www.culturenlmuseums.co.uk/story/in-pursuit-of-beauty-hair-hair/.

Electrical Merchandising Week. 1961. “Electrical Merchandising Week”, 93(28), 119. Internet Archive. Uploaded August 28, 2021. https://archive.org/details/sim_merchandising-week_1961-07-10_93_28/page/46/mode/2up

General Electric. 1966. “Vintage General Electric Hair Dryer Commercial 1966.” Internet Archive. Uploaded April 30, 2021. Video, 29 sec.
https://archive.org/details/vintage-general-electric-hair-dryer-commercial-1966

Gillette. 1962. “Gillette Adjustable Razor Racing 1962 TV Commercial.” Internet Archive. Uploaded July 25, 2014. Video, 31 sec.
https://archive.org/details/GilletteSpinMeASpinnerPromo1963TVCommercialXvid/Gillette+Adjustable
+razor+_racing_+1962+TV+commercial_xvid.avi

Gillette. 1961. “Gillette Adjustable Razors 1961 TV Commercial.” Internet Archive. Uploaded July 25, 2014. Video, 30 sec.
https://archive.org/details/GilletteSpinMeASpinnerPromo1963TVCommercialXvid/Gillette+Adjustable
+razors+1961+TV+commercial_xvid.avi

Hamlin Herald. 1963. "Hamlin Herald (1963-02-21)." Page 2. Internet Archive. Uploaded September 22, 2022. 
https://archive.org/details/hamlin-herald-1963-02-21/page/n1/mode/2up

Johnson, David. 2024. “Looking back at these General Electric Gadgets.” Times Union. https://www.timesunion.com/projects/2023/ge-gadgets/

Moffatt, Fred, and Glenn Moffatt. Canadian General Electric advertisements for radios, washers, and ironers, 1939-1940. 2024-006/006(01). York University Archives & Special Collections (CTASC).

Russell, Jim. Scarborough stands to lose at least $450,000 in annual taxes when company closes this factory. Photograph. September 22, 1983. Toronto Star Photograph Archive. Toronto Public Library Digital Archive. Accessed April 4, 2025. https://digitalarchive.tpl.ca/objects/230631/scarborough-stands-to-lose-at-least-450000-in-annual-taxes.

Victorian Collections. “Domestic object - Lady Sunbeam Home Hair Dryer, Sunbeam Corporation Australia, c1960.” Accessed April 4, 2025.
https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/64e6f00055669869ba0d51c7

WISEArchive. 2022. “Styling hair in the Sixties (1966-1980). Accessed April 4, 2025.
https://www.wisearchive.co.uk/story/styling-hair-in-the-1960s/ 

Media and Websites

Canada, Statistics. 2008. “Average earnings of male and female employees in manufacturing, survey week 1956 to 1965, and percentage increases over previous year.” In Canada year book (CYB) historical collection. https://www65.statcan.gc.ca/acyb02/1967/acyb02_19670756015-eng.htm

Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn public relations. 1960. Donna Reed Show cast 1960. Photograph. Wikimedia Commons. Accessed March 5, 2025. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Donna_Reed_Show_Cast_1960.JPG

Bisset, Colin. 2018. “The bizarre history of the hair dryer.” ABC News. Accessed April 4, 2025.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-11/history-of-the-hair-dryer/9318240

Eidinger, Andrea. 2020. "History of Gender Roles in Canada." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada, October 21. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/history-of-gender-roles-in-canada

Fremeth, Howard. 2010. "Television." The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada, February 24. Last edited March 4, 2015.  https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/television

General Electric. n.d. "History of GE." Accessed April 4, 2025. https://www.ge.com/history-ge.

General Electric. n.d. 1960s Advertising - Magazine Ad - General Electric Portable Hair Dryer (USA). Advertisement. Uploaded by Daniel Yanes Arroyo. Flickr. Accessed March 5, 2025. https://www.flickr.com/photos/pinkponk/517230817/in/photostream/

General Electric. n.d. 1960 Vintage General Electric GE Electric Hair Dryer Portable Print Ad Z1. Photograph. Uploaded by Win’s Goods. eBay. Accessed March 5, 2025. https://www.ebay.ca/itm/267017958274?_trksid=p2332490.c101224.m-1

Gulliver, Katrina. “A Short History of Hairdryers.” JSTOR Daily, September 25, 2023. https://daily.jstor.org/a-short-history-of-hairdryers/.

Haupt, Joe. 2017. Vintage Gillette Slim Adjustable DE Safety Razor, Twist-To-Open, Made in USA, Circa 1965 (Date Code K-3). Flickr. Accessed April 4, 2025. https://www.flickr.com/photos/51764518@N02/27256863339.

Jones, Jack. 1963. “Wives and Lovers.” Genius. https://genius.com/Jack-jones-wives-and-lovers-lyrics

Montevirgen, K. “General Electric Company.” Encyclopædia Britannica, January 11, 2007. https://www.britannica.com/money/General-Electric.

The Donna Reed Show. 1958-1966. Created by William Roberts. ABC.

Valley of the Dolls. 1967. Directed by Mark Robson. 20th Century Studios.

20th Century Fox. 1967. Valley of the Dolls (1967) still 1. Film still. Wikimedia Commons. Accessed March 5, 2025. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Valley_of_the_Dolls_(1967)_still_1.jpg