Ep. 371: How Makeup Changed the Face of American History with Ilise S. Carter

Published: Jan. 21, 2022, 10:30 p.m.

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Author (and sideshow performer!) Ilise S. Cater shares the fascinating history of makeup in the U.S.A., from Martha Washington\\u2019s multipurpose rouge made with whale earwax to the \\u201cBecause You\\u2019re Worth It\\u201d era of the 1970s, when \\u201cmakeup learned to talk feminism.\\u201d Along the way, we\\u2019ll meet the first celebrity influencer, find out if the suffragettes actually wore red lipstick, learn how Hollywood\\u2014and film itself\\u2014influenced the beauty landscape, and hear the rags-to-riches tales of some of America\\u2019s pioneering beauty entrepreneurs.


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