Examines 1960s and 1970s social movements comprised of historically marginalized peoples: Civil Rights, Black Power, Women's and Gay Liberation, and American Indian.

A much-needed behind-the-scenes look at this industry, Fashioning Fat is a unique, and important contribution to our understanding of beauty.

The nine essays collected here examine a number of different Western female beauty systems over the centuries, considering how women have complied with, contributed to, profited or suffered from, and resisted them.