Forging a sense of self

Until the later half of the 20th century glamour photography was usually referred to as erotic photography. Early erotic photography was often associated with β€œFrench postcards”, small postcard sized images, that were sold by street vendors in France. In the early 1900s the pinup became popular and depicted scantily dressed women.

Mile High Pei and Bananas Foster

Femininity also called girlishness, womanliness or womanhood is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles generally associated with girls and women. Femininity is socially constructed, but made up of both socially-defined and biologically-created factors.This makes it distinct from the definition of the biological female sex, as both males and females can exhibit feminine traits.