Talk:Helen Gurley Brown

Two birth dates
According to this article, and a Net search, she has two birth dates. I think it's most likely she was born just the once, on Feb 18, but I can't vouch for it.


 * The above unsigned comment by user 203.220.140.48, an IP. Andrewa 21:09, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Feminist
I regard HGB as a very significant feminist, but I guess that's politically incorrect so far as some other feminists are concerned! I've added her to the category as I think it will help others find the article, and a stub for Sex and the Single Girl for the same reason. SATSG is a bit like A Brief History of Time and Silent Spring?, most people who say they have read it obviously haven't. And it's a shame, they're all very educational, for different reasons. Andrewa 21:09, 24 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Newsflash: Feminism is not a monolith and not all feminists agree on everything ;)  I agree that HGB was a kind of proto-feminist and can appreciate her pioneering of the sexual movement WRT to women, but some of her later attitudes were definitely problematic.  (To wit, the way she mocked discussion of the suddenly-relevant issue of sexual harassment in the workplace during the Clarence Thomas hearings.  It's great you don't think you experienced sexual harassment, Helen, and I'm glad you have fond memories of your time in the workplace during the '60s.  But personally if someone had chased ME in the office, thrown me down and pulled up my dress to see what color underwear I was wearing*, I would definitely feel violated.  Sexual harassment in the workplace was and is a problem and it's extremely poor form to dismiss other people's experiences.)


 * Mad Men actually referenced this practice in one episode. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.116.103.10 (talk) 19:46, 6 March 2013 (UTC)

Under the "quotes" section, someone credited HGB as say "Good Girls Go To Heaven But Bad Girls Go Everywhere." This is not entirely correct. While it is a favorite quote of HBG's, she did not coin the phrase. It was originally said by actress Mae West.

Gurley?
Is Gurley her middle name? What type of a name is that, I've never heard it before. Thanks, Maikel (talk) 14:08, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
 * It was her maiden name.--Rockfang (talk) 20:50, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Mary?
In the first paragraph, the reference to "Mary" comes out of nowhere. Presumably this is her sister, but it never says so. 72.215.63.115 (talk) 23:17, 5 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Good catch. That was my fault. I'll fix it. It is her sister.--Rockfang (talk) 23:32, 5 November 2009 (UTC)

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