November
2007
Sexist Advertising

The Daily Mail has a great selection of old print ads from when women knew their place and advertising was happy to say so.
They’re from the book You Mean A Woman Can Open It?: The Woman’s Place In The Classic Age Of Advertising.
The ad above was from 1952 and accompanied by the text: “Is your coffee pressure packed for extra freshness? If hubby can tell you’re not making Chase & Sanborn coffee for him, well, you’ve been warned…”



